{{Short description|American politician (1740–1813)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Daniel Ilsley | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | state1 = [[Massachusetts]] | district1 = {{ushr|MA|15|15th}} | term_start1 = March 4, 1807 | term_end1 = March 3, 1809 | predecessor1 = [[Peleg Wadsworth]] | successor1 = [[Ezekiel Whitman]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1740|5|30}} | birth_place = [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]] (now [[Maine]]) | death_date = {{death date and age|1813|5|10|1740|5|30}} | death_place = [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. (now [[Maine]]) | spouse = | party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Merchant | profession = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}

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Born in [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]] in [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts Bay's]] [[Province of Maine]], Ilsley received a liberal schooling. He became a distiller and was also interested in shipping. He served as a member of the committee of correspondence and safety. <!-- A grammar fix may be needed here. -->Major and mustering officer at [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]], during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. He served as a delegate to the Massachusetts State convention in 1788 that adopted the Federal Constitution. He served as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1793 and 1794.

Ilsley was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the [[10th United States Congress|Tenth]] Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the [[11th United States Congress|Eleventh]] Congress. He died in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] in Massachusetts' [[District of Maine]] on May 10, 1813. He was interred in the [[Eastern Cemetery]] in Portland.

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