12 Facts About Elijah Sells

Elijah Sells was an American military officer, politician, and businessman.

Elijah Sells campaigned for William Henry Harrison on the Whig Party ticket in the 1840 election.

Elijah Sells then moved to Iowa Territory in 1841 and settled in Muscatine, Iowa Territory.

In 1844, Elijah Sells served in the first Iowa Constitutional Convention.

Elijah Sells then served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1846 to 1848 and from 1852 to 1854 and was a Whig.

Elijah Sells served as Iowa Secretary of State from 1857 to 1863 as Republican.

Elijah Sells served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and was acting master of the USS Grampus in 1863 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Elijah Sells served as auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Elijah Sells then served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Indian Territory.

Elijah Sells moved to Douglas County, Kansas and served in the Kansas House of Representatives in 1870,1871, and 1872 and was a Republican.

In 1878, Elijah Sells moved to Utah Territory and was in the lumber business.

From 1889 to 1893, Elijah Sells served as Secretary of the Utah Territory and was involved with the Republican Party.