Edgar C. Ellis | |
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 Ellis (c. 1921) | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's5th district | |
| In office 1905–1909 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Cowherd |
| Succeeded by | William P. Borland |
| In office 1921–1923 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Bland |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Jost |
| In office 1925–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Henry L. Jost |
| Succeeded by | George H. Combs, Jr. |
| In office 1929–1931 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Combs, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joe Shannon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1854-10-02)October 2, 1854 Vermontville, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 1947(1947-03-15) (aged 92) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Olivet College (BA) Carleton College |
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Edgar Clarence Ellis (October 2, 1854 – March 15, 1947) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Edgar Clarence Ellis was born on October 2, 1854, inVermontville, Michigan. Ellis attended country schools. He graduated fromOlivet College in Michigan in 1880 with aBachelor of Arts, and graduated from Carleton College,Northfield, Minnesota, in 1881.[1][2]
Ellis worked as an instructor in Latin at Carleton College in 1881 and 1882. He worked as superintendent of public schools atFergus Falls, Minnesota from 1882 to 1885. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inBeloit, Kansas, in 1885.[1]
Ellis moved toKansas City, Missouri, in 1888 and continued the practice of his profession. In 1893, Ellis joined up with Hale C. Cook under the law firmEllis & Cook.James A. Reed and Ernest Ellis would later join, and the firm becameEllis, Cook & Ellis.[1][2]
Ellis was elected as aRepublican to the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Kansas City, Missouri. He was appointed a member of the Missouri Waterway Commission and served in 1911 and 1912.[1]
Ellis was elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress. Ellis was elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress. Ellis was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress. He then retired from law practice and political life.[1]
While a school principal at Fergus Falls, he married Emily Hatch Roy, daughter of abolitionists Rev. Joseph Edwin Roy and Emily Stearns Hatch Roy, on July 20, 1882, in Atlanta, Georgia. They had three sons. His wife died in 1931. He married Mrs. Katherine Morgan of Cincinnati in 1936.[2][3][4]
Ellis died inSt. Petersburg, Florida, on March 15, 1947. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred inKansas City, Missouri.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district 1905-1909 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district 1921-1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district 1925-1927 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 5th congressional district 1929-1931 | Succeeded by |
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