William A. Ellis
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 3, 1881  January 1, 1883
Preceded byGeorge Grimmer
Succeeded byEdward S. Minor
Personal details
BornApril 23, 1828
Topsham, Maine, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1900(1900-11-21) (aged 72)
Peshtigo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Helen M. Reynolds
(m. 18521900)
Children
  • Edward Davis Ellis
  • (b. 1852; died 1884)
  • William Allen Ellis Jr.
  • (b. 1857)
OccupationPostmaster, lumber business

William Allen Ellis, Sr., (April 23, 1828  November 21, 1900) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 1st State Senate districtnortheast Wisconsinduring the 1881 and 1882 sessions.[1]

Biography

Ellis was born in Topsham, Maine, and moved to Peshtigo, Wisconsin, in 1857 to work for the Peshtigo Lumber Company. He later worked as a superintendent for the company. He was appointed postmaster at Peshtigo from 1857 through 1872, and also served on the town and county boards.[1] He died in Peshtigo on November 21, 1900.[2][3]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (1880)

Wisconsin Senate, 1st District Election, 1880[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 1880
Republican William A. Ellis 5,869 58.36% +5.01%
Democratic John Carel 4,188 41.64%
Plurality 1,681 16.71% +10.01%
Total votes 10,057 100.0% +40.68%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 Heg, J. E., ed. (1881). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 394. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. "Wisconsin, Death Index, 1820-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJP3-FG4 : accessed 27 Nov 2014), William A Ellis, 21 Nov 1900; from "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," Ancestry.com; p. 0254, volume 02, Marinette, Wisconsin, reel 056, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
  3. "William A. Ellis Dies at Peshtigo, Wis". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. November 22, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2014 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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