James A. Ellis

For the American boxer, see Jimmy Ellis (boxer).

James Albert Ellis (June 1, 1864 – December 27, 1934) was mayor of Ottawa, Canada, from 1904 to 1906 and in 1913. He represented Ottawa West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1914.

He was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England, in 1864, the son of James Ellis. In 1884, he married Catherine Fishwick. Ellis came to Ontario in 1885. Hydro Ottawa was established during Ellis’s period in office. Ellis resigned before the end of his term in 1906 to become city assessment commissioner. He served as city treasurer from 1907 to 1911. Ellis also served as a public school trustee.

He died in Ottawa in 1934 and is buried in Beechwood Cemetery.

References

External links

Preceded by
Fred Cook
Mayor of Ottawa
19041906
Succeeded by
Robert A. Hastey
Preceded by
Edward H. Hinchey
Mayor of Ottawa
1913
Succeeded by
Taylor McVeity



This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.