Biography

Eleazor Holmes Ellis was born on August 26, 1826 in Preble, Wisconsin

Preble, Wisconsin

Preble was a town in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States from 1859 to 1964. -Origin of town name:The town's name may originate from Admiral Edward Preble, who served in the Tripolitan War of 1803. It is also possible that Peter Faenger, who migrated from Preble, Germany,...

. His father was the founder of the Green Bay Intelligencer

Green Bay Intelligencer

The Green Bay Intelligencer was Wisconsin’s first newspaper and was based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was founded by Albert Gallatin Ellis and businessman John V. Suyder with the first issue published on December 11, 1833. In 1834, Mr. Ellis, and subsequently The Green-Bay Intelligencer, supported...

. In 1850, Ellis married Harriet Sovina Gilbert. They had two children before she passed away in 1854. Ellis married Eliza D. Chappel in 1858. They had seven children before her passing in 1878. In 1881, he married Ruth K. Gillette. Ellis passed away from old age

Old age

Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...

 in 1906.

Career

Ellis studied law under Henry S. Baird

Henry S. Baird

Henry Samuel Baird was the territorial Attorney General of Wisconsin during 1836-1839, appointed by Wisconsin territorial governor Henry Dodge.He is known as "Father of the Wisconsin Bar."...

 and became a lawyer

Lawyer

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, practicing law in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2000 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,053, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities...

. After moving to Green Bay, Ellis served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court

Wisconsin Circuit Court

Circuit Courts are the primary trial courts in Wisconsin, United States. They hear and decide cases involving a wide variety of topics, including contracts, personal injury, family law, children in need of protection and/or services, juvenile delinquency, probate, traffic, small claims,...

 Judge from 1872 to 1879. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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 in 1866 and 1891. Ellis served as Mayor in 1860. Later, he was Postmaster of Green Bay from 1896 to 1900 and Register of Deeds of Brown County, Wisconsin.