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

Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847–1948), Dave Mullington (ISBN 1-897113-17-X)
Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912, EJ Chambers

External links

Member’s parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Mayors of Ottawa

Bytown (1847–55)	J. Scott J. B. Lewis Hervey Sparrow R.W. Scott Turgeon Friel

Ottawa (1855–2001)	J. B. Lewis McGillivray Workman Friel Dickinson Lyon Rochester Martineau Featherston Lyon-Fellowes Waller Bangs Mackintosh St. Jean Bate McDougal Stewart Erratt Birkett Durocher Cox Borthwick Bingham Payment Morris Davidson Cook J. Ellis Hastey D. Scott Champagne Hopewell Hinchey J. Ellis McVeity Porter Fisher Plant Watters Balharrie A. Ellis Allen Nolan J. E. S. Lewis Bourque Goodwin Whitton Nelms Reid Fogarty Benoit Greenberg Dewar Durrell Laviolette Holzman Watson Higdon

Ottawa (2001 amalgamation – present)	Chiarelli O'Brien Watson

Preceded by Fred Cook	Mayor of Ottawa 1904–1906	Succeeded by Robert A. Hastey
Preceded by Edward H. Hinchey	Mayor of Ottawa 1913	Succeeded by Taylor McVeity

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