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 HERRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. tee; a delegate to state

and national and received the unanimous

ventions,

dorsement for congress. He the Standard

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conen-

connected with

company at Lama,

Ohio.

Perry Canby, journalist, author, was born Aug. 21, 1867, in Boone county, Ky. Ellis,

He

received his education in the Woodland and in 1885 he graduated from the Plattsburg college. He was on the editorial staff of the St. Louis Star, Kansas City Times and the Kansas CSty World. He is the author of a Political Handbook; and several short stories. college,

Ellis, Powhattan, lawyer, jurist, diplomat. United States senator, was born about 1794 in Virginia. He became one of the judges of the supreme court of Virginia; and in 1825 was appointed to a seat in the United States senate, but was displaced by the legislature. In 1825-33 he was United States senator. He was then appointed United States judge

for the district of Mississippi. In 1836 he d'affaires to Mexico; and in 1839 minister to that republic. He died about 1844 in Richmond, Va. Ellis, Reuben, clergyman, was born in North Carolina. He entered the methodist ministry in 1777; and was one of the early leaders of that church. His labors extended from South Carolina to Baltimore. He died February, 1796, in Baltimore, Md.

was appointed charge

Ellis,

was

Robert Fulton, missionary, founder, Oct. 16, 1809, in Topsham, Me. He

bom

established many Sunday schools in Missouri and furnished them with libraries, and in 1847-53 was pastor at Alton, 111. He was afterward associate editor of the Western Watchman of St. Louis. He died July 24, 1854, in St. Louis, Mo. Ellis,

Rudolph,

soldier,

banker. In 1861 he

enlisted in the civil war as a private soldier; and in 1864 was honorably mustered out. He is president of the Fidelity trust company; and a director of the Fourth national bank of Philadelphia, Pa.

Rufus, clergyman, author, was born Sept. 14, 1819, in Boston, Mass. He was lecturer in the Harvard divinity school in 186971; and for several years before his death was editor of the Religious Monthly Magazine. He died Sept. 23, 1885, in England. Ellis, Sumner, clergyman, author, was bom in 1828 in Massachusetts. He was a univerEllis,

clergyman of Boston and Chicago. He of At Our Best, and Other Essays; Life of E. H. Chapin; and Hints on

salist

was the author Preaching.

He

died Jan. 26, 1886, in Chicago,

HI. civil engineer, Sept. 25, 1829, in Boston, Mass. Prior to the civil war he was chief en^ had gineer of the Saratoga railroad; and Gettyscharge of silver mines in Mexico. At burg his regiment captured five battle flags

Ellis,

soldier,

Theodore Grenville,

was born

subsequently in a bayonet charge; and he In attained the rank of brigadier-general. Connecti1867 he was surveyor-general of

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cut; and at the time of his death had charge of the government works on the Connecticut river. He died Jan. 8, 1883, in Hartford, Conn.

Thomas Cargill Warner, lawyer, jurwas born Nov. 26, 1836, in Covington,

Ellis, ist,

La. In 1862-65 he served in the civil war. In 1866-67 he was a member of the Lousiana state senate. Since 1888 he has been judge of the civil district court of New Orleans, La. Ellis, Wade H., lawyer, author, was bom Dec. 31, 1866, in Covington, Ky. In 18971903 he was assistant corporation counsel of Cincinnati, Ohio; and in 1904-06 was attorney-general of Ohio. He is the author of Ellis' Annotated Ohio Municipal Code. Ellis, William Arba, educator, civil engineer, author, was bom June 8, 1869, in Granville, Vt. He is a civil engineer of Meriden. Conn. He is the author of History of Norwich University.

William C, congressman, was boru he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the eightEllis,

in Pennsylvania. In 1823-25

eenth congress.

He

died Dec. 13, 1871, in

Muncy, Pa. Ellis, William Russell, educator, jurist, congressman, was bom April 23, 1850, in Waveland, Ind. He moved to Oregon in 1883; has lived in Heppner since 1884; and served one term as county superintendent of schools and three terms as district attorney of the For seventh judicial district of Oregon. one term he was mayor of Hamberg, Iowa. In 1893-99 and 1907-11 he was a representative from Oregon to the fifty-third, fiftyfourth, fifty-fifth, sixtieth, and sixty-first congresses as a republican. He was judge of the sixth district of Oregon for six years ending in 1905. Ellis, William T. lawyer, congressman, was born July 24, 1845, in Daviess county, Ky. He was county attorney of Daviess county

and was presidential elector In 1876. In 1889-95 he was a representative to the fifty-first, fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a democrat. Ellis, William Thomas, journalist, author, was born Oct. 25, 1873, in Allegheny, Pa. He was on the reportorial and editorial staff of Philadelphia dailies lintil 1894. In 1894-97 he was editor of the International Christian Endeavor organ. He is the author of On the Trail of the American Missionary; and in 1870-78;

other works. Ellison,

Andrew, congressman, was born

in Ireland. In 1853-55 he was a representative from Ohio to the thirty-third congress. He died in Ohio.

Ellison,

born Nov.

Matthew, clergyman, author, was Monroe county, Va. He

10, 1804, in

in Virginia traveled over wide districts in that vocation; and organized twenty-five churches. He is the author of Dunkerism, a Plea for the Union of Baptists; and other controversial

became a baptist minister