Elijah Hise

Elijah Hise (July 4, 1802 – May 8, 1867) was a United States diplomat and U.S. Representative from the 3rd district of Kentucky.

[1] Hise was born July 4, 1802, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, before moving with his parents, Frederick and Nancy (Eckstein) Hise, to Russellville, Kentucky, when young.

He completed preparatory studies and then attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky.

He left behind a suicide note in which he rued "the impending disaster and ruin [of the country] in which despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her.

[4] The town of Hiseville, Kentucky, was named in honor of the congressman.