^Recollections and Sketches of Notable Lawyers and Public Men of Early Iowa, Edward H. Stiles, The Homestead Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa: 1916, Biographical Sketch of Elijah Stiles, pg. 393-395
^Kansas State Library-Kansas Legislators Past and Present
elijah, sells, february, 1814, march, 1897, american, military, officer, politician, businessman, born, 1814, february, 1814franklin, county, ohiodiedmarch, 1897, 1897, aged, salt, lake, city, utahoccupation, military, officer, politician, businessmanpolitical. Elijah Sells February 15 1814 March 13 1897 was an American military officer politician and businessman Elijah SellsBorn 1814 02 15 February 15 1814Franklin County OhioDiedMarch 13 1897 1897 03 13 aged 83 Salt Lake City UtahOccupation s Military officer politician businessmanPolitical partyWhigSignatureBiography editBorn in Franklin County Ohio Sells moved to Scott County Illinois in 1833 and was in the stoneware business He campaigned for William Henry Harrison on the Whig Party ticket in the 1840 election Sells then moved to Iowa Territory in 1841 and settled in Muscatine Iowa Territory In 1844 Sells served in the first Iowa Constitutional Convention Sells then served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1846 to 1848 and from 1852 to 1854 and was a Whig Sells served as Iowa Secretary of State from 1857 to 1863 as Republican Sells served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and was acting master of the USS Grampus in 1863 in Cincinnati Ohio Sells served as auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury Sells then served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Indian Territory Sells moved to Douglas County Kansas and served in the Kansas House of Representatives in 1870 1871 and 1872 and was a Republican In 1878 Sells moved to Utah Territory and was in the lumber business From 1889 to 1893 Sells served as Secretary of the Utah Territory and was involved with the Republican Party Sells died in Salt Lake City Utah 1 2 3 Notes edit Iowa Legislature Elijah Sells Recollections and Sketches of Notable Lawyers and Public Men of Early Iowa Edward H Stiles The Homestead Publishing Company Des Moines Iowa 1916 Biographical Sketch of Elijah Stiles pg 393 395 Kansas State Library Kansas Legislators Past and Present Political officesPreceded byGeorge W McCleary Secretary of State of Iowa1856 1863 Succeeded byJames Wright nbsp This article about an Iowa politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Kansas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Utah politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elijah Sells amp oldid 1209304409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
