Ellery, WILLIAM (1727–1820), born in Newport, Rhode Island, sat in the congress of 1776, and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. From 1790 till his death he retained the office of collector in his native place.
Ellery, WILLIAM
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 303
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