Hiram Baldwin Ely, Jr.

1921-2003

Hiram Baldwin Ely, Jr.
Hi with his usual bow tie & tinkle in his eye

Much more information about Hi will be added in time. This website is a work-in-progress.

Father: Col. Hiram Baldwin Ely (1896-1987)
Mother: Zelie Bancroft Crosby (1899-1962)

Spouse: Judith Tillinghast Huston (1926-2021)

Note: Some events and people are not listed in order to protect the privacy of living persons.

1921
August 2 - Born on his mother's birthday at Army Hospital, Fort Banks, Winthrop, Mass. The 2nd child of Hiram and Zelie Ely.
1923
Starts school, aged 2, in Iowa.
1934
Attends Lycee Jaccard in Lausanne, Switzerland.
1937
June - Graduates from Rutherford High School, Rutherford, New Jersey.
1937
Attends Columbia University, New York City, for three and a half years.
1941
1 January - Enlists in the 207th Coast Artillery, New York National Guard. He served with that unit at Camp Stewart, GA, until he received a congressional appointment to West Point.
1941
July - Enters West Point Academy with the Class of ‘45 (later designated the Class of ‘44 after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December).
1944
June 6 (D-Day) - Graduates from West Point.
1944
15 October - Marries Judith Tillinghast Huston at West Point.
1969
Runs for office of Freeholder on the Republican ticket but loses.
1972
Buys condominium at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, as vacation home.
1994
Moves from Flemington, New Jersey, to Newbury, New Hamshire.
2003
February 16 - Dies in Concord, New Hampshire, aged 81 years.

June 6, 1944

November & December 1944

Last updated: 26 April 2026