Ripley, Eleazer Wheelock, 1782-1839

U.S. representative from Louisiana, army officer, and lawyer.

From the description of Letter of Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, 1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449547

Eleazer Wheelock Ripley served in the United States Army as a general in the War of 1812, and practiced law in New Orleans and West Feliciana Parish, La. after resigning his commission in 1820. He was a member of the Louisiana Senate in 1832, and was later elected to the U. S. Congress in 1835 where he served until his death.

From the description of Eleazer Wheelock Ripley letter, 1805 Feb. 8. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244630733

From the description of Eleazer Wheelock Ripley letter, 1816. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 315826061

Ripley, a Massachusetts lawyer and legislator, was a general during the War of 1812 and remained in the U.S. Army until 1820. He settled in Louisiana and served in the U.S. Congress (1835-1839).

From the description of Letter, August 17, 1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 436775742