Edgar C. Ellis

Edgar C. Ellis

Edgar Clarence Ellis (born October 2, 1854 in Vermontville , Eaton County , Michigan , †  March 15, 1947 in Saint Petersburg , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1931 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives four times .

Career

Edgar Ellis attended Olivet College and then studied at Carleton College in Northfield ( Minnesota ). He then taught Latin at this college in 1881 and 1882. Between 1882 and 1885 Ellis was a school councilor at Fergus Falls . After studying law at the same time and being admitted to the bar in 1885, he began to work in this profession in Beloit ( Kansas ). In 1888, he moved his residence and law firm to Kansas City , Missouri.

Politically, Ellis was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1904 he was first elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded William S. Cowherd on March 4, 1905 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1909 . In 1908 he was defeated by the Democrat William Patterson Borland .

In the following years, Ellis practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1911 and 1912 he was a member of the Missouri Waterway Commission , which dealt with the waterways. In 1920 Ellis was re-elected to Congress, where he succeeded William Thomas Bland on March 4, 1921 . Since he lost to Henry L. Jost two years later , this time he could only spend one legislative period in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1923. Two years later, in 1924, he made it back into Congress, where he replaced Jost on March 4, 1925. Until March 3, 1927, he completed another term there. In the 1926 election he was defeated by George H. Combs . Another two years later, Ellis was elected one last time to Congress. There he took over from Combs on March 4, 1929. Since he was not confirmed again in 1930 and lost to the Democrat Joe Shannon , he had to leave the US House of Representatives for good on March 4, 1931. During the periods when he was not in Congress, he worked as a lawyer.

In 1931, Ellis retired from both politics and legal practice. He died on March 15, 1947 in Saint Petersburg.

Web links

• Edgar C. Ellis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edgar C. Ellis in the database of Find a Grave (English)