About Edgar C. Ellis
Lived 1854 – 1947 (aged 92). Edgar C. Ellis was an American politician and lawyer.
Edgar Clarence Ellis (October 2, 1854 – March 15, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Early life Edgar Clarence Ellis was born on October 2, 1854, in Vermontville, Michigan. Ellis attended country schools. He graduated from Olivet College in Michigan in 1880 with a Bachelor of Arts, and graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, in 1881.
Ellis worked as an instructor in Latin at Carleton College in 1881 and 1882. He worked as superintendent of public schools at Fergus Falls, Minnesota from 1882 to 1885. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Beloit, Kansas, in 1885.
Ellis died in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 15, 1947. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in Kansas City, Missouri.
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American politician (1854-1947)
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Edgar C. Ellis was born on 2 October 1854 in Vermontville.
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Edgar C. Ellis died on 15 March 1947 in St. Petersburg.
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Edgar C. Ellis was a politician and lawyer.
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