Robert Stanton Ellis

Robert Stanton Ellis CB (also spelled Staunton; 6 March 1825[lower-alpha 1][2] – 9 October 1877) was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council.

Early life and education

Ellis was born in 1825 in the United Kingdom.[2] On clearing the civil service examinations, Ellis moved to Madras in 1844.

Career

Ellis was put in the police department and served as Deputy Commissioner of Nagpur and Superintendent of Police during the Indian Rebellion. He served as Chief Secretary to the Madras government from 1870 to 1872 when he was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council. He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1872 to 1877 and as a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India until his death on 9 October 1877.

Notes

The Charterhouse Register lists his date as 7 March 1825.[1]

References

Charterhouse Register 1769-1872: With Appendix of Non-Foundationers 1614-1769. Phillimore. 1974. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-85033-081-6. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917

Buckland, C. E. (1906). Dictionary of Indian Biography. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. p. 137.

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[2] The Charterhouse Register lists his date as 7 March 1825.[1]

[1] Charterhouse Register 1769-1872: With Appendix of Non-Foundationers 1614-1769. Phillimore. 1974. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-85033-081-6. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[baptism-3] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917