, ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁She ff ield , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁She ff ield , ▁Massachusetts , ▁De we y ▁attended ▁Y ale ▁College . ▁He ▁studied ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁William st own , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁was ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁Williams ▁College , ▁William st own , ▁Massachusetts ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Governor ' s ▁Council ▁ 1 8 0 9 – 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁De we y ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Federal ist ▁to ▁the ▁Th ir teenth ▁Congress ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned , ▁having ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁a ▁jud icial ▁position . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁C ale b ▁Str ong ▁an ▁associate ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Supreme ▁Jud icial ▁Court ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁William st own , ▁Massachusetts , ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁West ▁La wn ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category