Ralph Ely
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Ralph Ely was an American politician and military officer from Michigan. He was the first settler of Alma, Michigan, and served as a colonel in the Union Army and was brevetted brigadier general. He s
Portrait of Ely in a 1911 publication
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The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by A
Ralph Ely
…was the first settler of Alma, Michigan, and served as a colonel in the Union Army and was brevetted brigadier general. He served as a member of the Michigan Senate from 1873 to 1874 and as Michigan Auditor General from 1875 to 1878. Ralph Ely was born on July 10, 1820, in Marshall, New York. Around the age of two…
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