Summary
Elisha Capen Monk (1828-1898) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican, in 1856 he was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. From 1866 to 1867 he served in the Massachusetts Senate.[1]
Elisha Capen Monk | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Norfolk district | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Norfolk district | |
| In office 1856–1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1828 Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 22, 1898 (aged 69) Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Free Soil, Republican |
| Residence(s) | Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoe manufacturer |
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In 1870 Monk went to Colorado where he was one of the founders of the Union Colony of Colorado and Greeley, Colorado.
Massachusetts edit
Monk's was given a classical education, including work with a private tutor. As a teenager he learned to make boots, and used that skill to earn a good living into adulthood. In 1872 he became the agent of the Stoughton Boot and Shoe company, a significant employer in his home town.
Politically, he was a well-known advocate against alcohol and slavery. His election in 1856 to the Massachusetts legislature was due to his work with the Free-Soil movement. During the Civil War, he recruited soldiers from Stoughton for the Union Army.
References edit
- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J.W.Lewis & Co., pp. 422–424
Bibliography edit
- History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I. By Duane Hurd pp. 422–424. (1884).