Wade H. Ellis
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Wade Hampton Ellis was a Republican
politician in the U. S. State of Ohio
who was Ohio Attorney General
1904-1908.
. He attended the public schools of Covington, Hughes High School and Chickering Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio
, and graduated from Washington and Lee University
in Lexington, Virginia
, where he studied law. In 1894, he became managing editor of the Cincinnati Tribune, which became the Commercial Tribune in 1896. He returned to practice of law in 1897.
In 1897, Ellis was appointed First Assistant Corporation Council of the city of Cincinnati, until January 1, 1903, when he resumed private practice. In the summer of 1903, the Republican State Convention nominated Ellis for Attorney General, and he won election that autumn. He won re-election in 1905. Elections were moved to even numbered years, with the next one scheduled for 1908. Ellis did not run, and resigned in November, 1908. Ulysses G. Denman
was appointed to the office until his normal term would begin January, 1909.
In 1906, Governor Harris
appointed a tax commission to investigate the tax laws of the state, and Ellis was elected chairman.
November 6, 1908, Ellis was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the United States, and he held that office until resigning February 1910. He was a lawyer in Washington D.C. for a number of years after that, until at least 1930, when he argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Ellis married Dessie Corwin Chase of Cincinnati in 1894.
Republican Party (United States)
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politician in the U. S. State of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
who was Ohio Attorney General
Ohio Attorney General
The Ohio Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Ohio in the United States. The office is filled by general election, held every four years. The Ohio Attorney General is Mike DeWine.-History:...
1904-1908.
Biography
Wade H. Ellis was born at Covington, KentuckyCovington, Kentucky
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...
. He attended the public schools of Covington, Hughes High School and Chickering Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, and graduated from Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
in Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
, where he studied law. In 1894, he became managing editor of the Cincinnati Tribune, which became the Commercial Tribune in 1896. He returned to practice of law in 1897.
In 1897, Ellis was appointed First Assistant Corporation Council of the city of Cincinnati, until January 1, 1903, when he resumed private practice. In the summer of 1903, the Republican State Convention nominated Ellis for Attorney General, and he won election that autumn. He won re-election in 1905. Elections were moved to even numbered years, with the next one scheduled for 1908. Ellis did not run, and resigned in November, 1908. Ulysses G. Denman
Ulysses G. Denman
Ulysses Grant Denman was a Republican politician from the state of Ohio. He was Ohio Attorney General from 1908-1911 ....
was appointed to the office until his normal term would begin January, 1909.
In 1906, Governor Harris
Andrew L. Harris
Andrew Lintner Harris was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last Civil War general to serve as a governor in the U.S., serving as the 44th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:Harris was born in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and was educated in the local schools...
appointed a tax commission to investigate the tax laws of the state, and Ellis was elected chairman.
November 6, 1908, Ellis was appointed Assistant Attorney General of the United States, and he held that office until resigning February 1910. He was a lawyer in Washington D.C. for a number of years after that, until at least 1930, when he argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Ellis married Dessie Corwin Chase of Cincinnati in 1894.