| 词条 | William Thomas Ellis |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = William Thomas Ellis |honorific-suffix = |image = William-T-Ellis-by-Aurelius-O-Revenaugh.jpg |caption = Portrait of Ellis by Aurelius O. Revenaugh |alt = A man with receding brown hair and a mustache wearing a white shirt and black coat and tie. He rests his chin on his right hand and holds a book with his left. |state = Kentucky |district = 2nd |term_start = March 4, 1889 |term_end = March 3, 1895 |predecessor = Polk Laffoon |successor = John Daniel Clardy |birth_date = {{birth date|1845|07|24}} |birth_place = Daviess County, Kentucky |death_date = {{death date and age|1925|01|08|1845|07|24}} |death_place = Owensboro, Kentucky |restingplace = Elmwood Cemetery |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = |party = Democrat |otherparty = |spouse = Alice Coffey Mattie B. Miller |relations = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = Harvard Law School |profession = Lawyer |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |footnotes = |nickname = |allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States of America}} |branch = {{flagicon|CSA|army}} Confederate States Army |serviceyears = 1861{{spaced ndash}}1865 |rank = |unit = {{Flagicon|Kentucky}} 1st Kentucky Cavalry |commands = |battles = American Civil War |awards = }} William Thomas Ellis (July 24, 1845 – January 8, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Early life and familyWilliam Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky on July 24, 1845.[1] He was one of two sons born Luther R. and Mary M. (Kellum) Ellis.[2] Ellis was educated in the common schools until age sixteen.[1] On October 5, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the First Kentucky Confederate Cavalry.[3] This unit became a part of the Orphan Brigade.[1] Ellis eventually rose to become a non-commissioned officer in command of scouts.[3] He served until the end of the war and mustered out on April 21, 1865.[1] After the war, Ellis resumed his studies at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Daviess County.[1] To defray the cost of his education, he worked during the summer months.[3] He studied law, supporting himself by serving as principal of Mount Etna Academy in Ohio County in 1867 and 1868.[1] Admitted to the bar in 1868, he attended a course of lectures at Harvard Law School before commencing practice in Owensboro in 1870.[3] On October 20, 1871, Ellis married Alice Coffey.[2] Coffey died in 1872, and on November 2, 1876, Ellis married Mattie B. Miller.[2] Political careerIn August 1870, Ellis was elected county attorney for Daviess County.[3] He was re-elected to this position in 1874.[3] He served as a Democratic presidential elector for the ticket of Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Andrews Hendricks in the 1876 presidential election.[3] He unsuccessfully sought election to the Fiftieth Congress in 1886.[1] Ellis was elected to represent Kentucky's Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1888.[3] He was twice re-elected, serving in the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895).[1] While he was away from his law practice on congressional business, the firm's business was handled by his law partners, one of whom was future Congressman William N. Sweeney.[2] During the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, he chaired the Committee on Revision of the Laws.[1] A Free Silver supporter, he served on the Banking and Currency Committee and was critical of President Grover Cleveland's sound money position.[4] He did not seek re-election in 1894.[1] Later life and deathAfter his service in Congress, Ellis returned to his law practice.[1] He was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention.[1] He also engaged in literary pursuits.[1] Ellis died in Owensboro, Kentucky on January 8, 1925 and was interred in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Ellis, William Thomas". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 2. ^1 2 3 Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 199 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 197 4. ^Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 198 Bibliography
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