Elisha Capen Monk

Infobox State Senator


name = Elisha Capen Monk
caption =
state = Massachusetts
state_senate= Massachusetts
district = 1st Norfolk
term = 1866
term_end =1867
predecessor =
successor =
state2 =Massachusetts
state_house2 =Massachusetts
district2 =Norfolk
term_start2 = 1856
term_end2 = 1857
predecessor2 =
successor2 =
party = Free Soil, Republican
birth_name =
birth_date = April 25, 1828
birth_place = Stoughton, Massachusetts
death_date =
death_place =
death_cause =
alma_mater =
occupation = Shoe Manufacturer
residence = Stoughton, Massachusetts
spouse = Salley B. French
children = Bertha L. Monk (Marston), George Monk, Eunice C. French
partner =
religion = Universilist


website =

Elisha Capen Monk, was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of 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. [Citation |last = Hamilton | first = Duane | year = 1884 | title = History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I.| pages = 422-424 | publisher = J.W.Lewis & Co. | location = Philadelphia, PA | date = 1884

In 1870 Monk went to Colorado where he was one of the founders of the Union Colony of Colorado and Greeley Colorodo.

Triva

Monk built the first building in Greeley, Colorado.

References

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).

External links