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Richard T. Ely, in full Richard Theodore Ely, (born April 13, 1854, Ripley, New York, U.S.âdied October 4, 1943, Old Lyme, Connecticut), American economist who was noted for his belief that government, aided by economists, could help solve social problems.
Ely Samuel Parker Facts Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) was the first Native American commissioner of Indian affairs. During the Civil War, Parker, a close friend and colleague of General Ulysses S. Grant, served the Union cause and penned the final copy of the Confederate army's surrender terms at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.