William Caryl Ely (February 25, 1856 – December 14, 1921) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Early life and education
W. Caryl Ely was born on February 25, 1856, in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York, the son of Assemblyman William H. Ely. Ely's grandfathers were New York State Senator Sumner Ely (1787–1857) and New York State Assemblyman Leonard Caryl; many of his lineal ancestors were soldiers in the American Revolution.
Ely attended schools in Otsego County, and later entered Cornell University in the Class of 1878. However, he did not graduate and left college in his junior year. Soon afterward he began the study of the law, was admitted to the bar, at Ithaca in 1882, and practiced in East Worcester, New York.
Career
