William Ellis
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William Ellis may refer to:
- William Ellis (Secretary of State)William Ellis (Secretary of State)Sir William Ellis was an English Jacobite, secretary of State to James II in exile.-Life:Ellis was the second son of John Ellis, and was educated at Westminster School. He was elected to a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, in 1665, and proceeded B.A. 19 June 1669. He lost his studentship for...
- Sir William Charles Ellis MD (1780–1839), physician, pioneering superintendent of asylums and Methodist lay preacher
- William Cox EllisWilliam Cox EllisWilliam Cox Ellis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the Friends’ School near Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, in 1803...
(1787–1871), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania - William Ellis (engraver)William Ellis (engraver)William Ellis , was an English engraver.Ellis was born in London in 1747, the son of a writing engraver, and was placed as a pupil with William Woollett....
- William Ellis (economist)William Ellis (economist)William Ellis was an English businessman, writer on economics, and educational thinker.-Life:Ellis was born in January 1800. His father, Andrew Ellis Ellis, an underwriter at Lloyd's of London, was the descendant of a French refugee family named De Vezian, and took the name Ellis shortly after the...
(1800-1881) - William Ellis (writer on agriculture)William Ellis (writer on agriculture)William Ellis , was an English writer on agriculture, of whom little save his books has survived.- Early life and works :He is supposed to have been born about 1700, received an ordinary education, and began life as a plain farmer. For nearly fifty years he held a farm at Little Gaddesden,...
- William Craven-EllisWilliam Craven-EllisWilliam Craven Craven-Ellis , born William Craven Ellis was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....
(1880–1959), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom - William Henry EllisWilliam Henry EllisSir William Henry Ellis, GBE was a British civil engineer and steel maker.Ellis was born on 20 August 1860 in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Devonshire Ellis and, his wife, Elizabeth Bourne...
(1860–1945), British civil engineer and steel maker - William R. EllisWilliam R. EllisWilliam Russell Ellis was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent and district attorney. A Republican, he served as U.S...
(1850–1915), United States Congressman from Oregon from 1893–1899 and 1907–1911 - William Thomas EllisWilliam Thomas EllisWilliam Thomas Ellis was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.-Early life and family:William Ellis was born near Knottsville, Kentucky on July 24, 1845. He was one of two sons born Luther R. and Mary M. Ellis....
(1845–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky - William Webb EllisWilliam Webb EllisRev. William Webb Ellis was an Anglican clergyman who is famous for allegedly being the inventor of Rugby football whilst a pupil at Rugby School....
(1806–1872), man who is said to have invented rugby - William Ellis (Medal of Honor)William Ellis (Medal of Honor)William Ellis served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor.Ellis was born in England in 1834 but his official residence when he received his Medal of Honor was listed as Watertown, Wisconsin...
, Medal of Honor recipient - William Ellis (cricketer)William Ellis (cricketer)William Ellis was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906.Ellis was born in Whitwell, the son of Thomas Ellis, a joiner, and his wife Jane....
(1876–1931), cricketer for Derbyshire - William Ellis (mayor), 19th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey; see List of Hoboken Mayors
- William Ellis (missionary) (1794–1872), missionary and author from London
- William Ellis (naturalist), naturalist on James CookJames CookCaptain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
's third voyage (1776–1779) - William Ellis (Solicitor General) (1607–1680), English lawyer and politician
- Billy EllisBilly EllisWilliam Thomas "Billy" Ellis was an English footballer born in Wolverhampton who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Birmingham, Lincoln City and York City as a winger....
(born 1895), English footballer - Bill EllisBill EllisBill Ellis is a professor, author and researcher who contributes to the Journal of American Folklore .-Biography:William Ellis was born January 3, 1950 in Roanoke, VA and spent his childhood in Roanoke, as well as in Portsmouth, Ohio when his father was transferred to a section branch with the...
(born 1950), American folklorist
See also
- William Ellis SchoolWilliam Ellis SchoolWilliam Ellis School is a United Kingdom secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London.-Admissions:It is a specialist Language College. The School's motto is 'Rather Use Than Fame'. The school is over-subscribed, usually an indicator of a popular school. It is situated just west of...
, a UK secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London