Elisha Capen Monk

Elisha Capen Monk 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
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
BornApril 25, 1828
Stoughton, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 22, 1898(1898-01-22) (aged 69)
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Political partyFree Soil, Republican
ResidenceStoughton, Massachusetts
OccupationShoe 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

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
  1. 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
  • 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).
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