Elisha Capen Monk
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BornApril 25, 1828
DiedJanuary 22, 1898 (aged 69)
Stoughton, Massachusetts
OccupationShoe manufacturer
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 | |
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| Born | April 25, 1828 |
| Died | January 22, 1898 (aged 69) Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| Party | Free Soil, Republican |
| Occupation | Shoe manufacturer |
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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]
In 1870 Monk went to Colorado where he was one of the founders of the Union Colony of Colorado and Greeley, Colorado.
