Bertram Ellis

Bertram Ellis (November 20, 1860 – January 4, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member[1] and President of the New Hampshire Senate, and as a member and Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Hon. Bertram Ellis
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1901–1903
Preceded by	Thomas N. Hastings
Succeeded by	Charles W. Hoitt
Member of the New Hampshire Senate District No. 13[1]
In office January 4, 1899 – 1903
Majority	631 (1898)
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]
In office January 2, 1907 – 1909
Preceded by	Rufus N. Elwell
Succeeded by	Walter W. Scott
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office January 1907 – 1909
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Representing Ward 4 Keene, New Hampshire
In office 1897–1897
Personal details
Born	November 20, 1860 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	January 4, 1920 Keene, New Hampshire
Spouse(s)	Margret Louis Wheeler, m. June 20, 1894
Alma mater	Harvard College, 1884, Harvard Law School, 1887
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Ellis was born to Moses and Emily (Ferrin) Ellis in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1860.[3]

Ellis graduated from Harvard College in 1884, and Harvard Law School in 1887.[3]

After he graduated from Harvard Law School, Ellis moved to New York and went to work for the law firm of Evarts, Choate and Beaman. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1888,[4] but he soon moved to Denver, Colorado, and practiced law there for two years until 1890, when he moved back to New Hampshire after his father fell ill.[3] and died.[4]

In 1893 Ellis went to work as an editor of the Keene Evening Sentinel and the weekly New Hampshire Weekly Sentinel.[3] Ellis continued to be the editor of the Sentinel until two years before his death.[5]

On June 20, 1894 Ellis married Margret Louis Wheeler of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[4]

In 1897 Ellis was elected to represent Ward Four of Keene, New Hampshire[4] in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[3]

Ellis was elected to the New Hampshire Senate from District 12, with a majority of 631 votes.[6]

On January 2, 1907, Ellis was chosen as the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]

In 1910 Ellis ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Hampshire.[7] In the first primary election ever held in the state, Ellis lost the primary to Robert P. Bass, who would go on to become governor.[8]

Ellis died in Keene, New Hampshire on January 4, 1920.[9]

Notes

1. Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire. January Session, 1899., Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire. General Court, 1899, p. 6
2. Legislature Elects Floyd Governor. Opening Session of the General Court on Wednesday. Bertram Ellis of Keene Chosen Speaker of the House John Scammon of Exeter President of the Senate— The First Day's Business., Nashua, New Hampshire: Nashua Telegraph, January 3, 1907, p. 2
3. The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume XLII, No. 7; The Gubernatorial Canvass. Another Candidate for the Republican Nomination, Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire General Court, 1910, pp. 195–196
4. Richard Herndon, ed. (1898), Men of Progress: Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in and of the State of New Hampshire, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Magazine, p. 20
5. "Colonel Bertram Ellis", New York Times, New York, New York, January 6, 1920
6. Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire. January Session, 1899., Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire General Court, 1899, p. 12
7. COL ELLIS HAS BIG RECEPTION His Campaign Opens at Nashua, N H. Candidate for Nomination for Governor Meets 700. Gathering Novel in That Part of State, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Daily Globe, August 2, 1910, p. 5
8. BASS BEATS ELLIS NEARLY TWO TO ONE, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Daily Globe, September 7, 1910, p. 1
9. Arthur Stanwood Pier, ed. (March 1, 1920), The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, Vol. XXXVIII, No. CXI, Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association, p. 544

External links

• Bertram Ellis; At Publications - Portraits of Legislators On State House Third Floor