Background
Ely, John Hugh was born on July 21, 1846 in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Son of Seneca W. and Mary (Delano) Ely.
Ely, John Hugh was born on July 21, 1846 in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Son of Seneca W. and Mary (Delano) Ely.
Graduate Kenyon College, 1871, Master of Arts, 1901.
In wholesale hardware house, 1860-1864. Served 1st sergeant 137th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, May to August, 1864—honorary discharge. Master’s mate in Mississippi Squadron, United States Navy, September 7, 1864.
Served on United States Ship Chillicothe until July 19, 1865.
Clerk in Freedman’s Bureau, at headquarters Kentucky, 6 months, in the United States Treasurer’s office, Washington, 2 years Ordered deacon, June 1871, priest. 1872, Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rector Street Mary's, Hillsboro, O., 1871-1875. Archdeacon, diocese of Southern Ohio, 1875-1877.
From 1877 rector Grace Church, College Hill, Cincinnati.
Also during same period in charge Saint Philip’s Church, 1877-1879, and from 1879 founded Holy Trinity Church, Hartwell, and had charge till 1891.
Member General Convs., Protestant Episcopal Church, in Minneapolis, Washington, and San Francisco. Member Standing Committee Southern Ohio, since 1895. Was chaplain 1st regiment Ohio National Guard 5 years.
Married Mary Darwin Stanton, January 2, 1873.