Hubert S. Ellis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Maurice G. Burnside |
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| Born | (1887-06-06)June 6, 1887 |
| Died | December 3, 1959(1959-12-03) (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Marshall University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Hubert Summers Ellis (July 6, 1887 – December 3, 1959) was aRepublicanUnited States Representative,banker and salesman fromHuntington, West Virginia.[1] He was elected as a Republican to theSeventy-eighth,Seventy-ninth, andEightieth Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949).
Ellis was born inHurricane,Putnam County, West Virginia in 1887. He attended the public schools and Marshall College inHuntington, West Virginia. He worked in banking and as a salesman from 1910 to 1917 and in the general insurance business in 1920. He served inWorld War I from 1917 - 1919 as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Field Artillery,Forty-second Division. He was elected to the House in 1942 and served three consecutive terms until 1949. His candidacies in 1948 and 1950 were unsuccessful. He was subsequently appointed West Virginia director for theFederal Housing Administration on February 2, 1954, and resigned on February 10, 1958. He died in Huntington on December 3, 1959, and is buried in Woodmere Cemetery.
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