Ralph W. Ellis
Ralph Waterbury Ellis | |
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| 29th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1902–1902 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Springfield, Massachusetts Ward Four | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Edwin A. Blodgett |
| Member of the Common Council of Springfield, Massachusetts[1] Ward Four | |
| In office 1896–1896 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1893[1]–1893[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 25th, 1856[2] South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | September 28, 1945 (aged 88)[3] |
| Political party | Republican[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Alice Rice, m. April 13, 1882[1] |
| Children | Theodore W. Ellis; Ralph W. Ellis[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard, 1879; Harvard Law School[1] |
| Profession | Attorney, Banker[2] |
Ralph Waterbury Ellis (November 25, 1856-September 28, 1945) was an American lawyer, banker and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen and Common Council, and as the Mayor of Springfield in 1902.[1]
Early life[]
Ellis, was born to Theodore Waterbury and Maria Louise (Van Boskerck) in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts, November 25, 1856.[5]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's Who in New England, 2nd Ed., Chicago, Il.: Marquis, p. 372.
- ^ a b c The Boston Press Club (1903), Men of Massachusetts: a Collection of Portraits of Representative Men in Business and Professional Life in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Ma.: The Boston Press Club, p. 212.
- ^ Special to The New York Times (September 30, 1945), RALPH ELLIS DEAD; HARVARD-YALE FAN; Springfield, Mass., Ex-Mayor Saw College Football Teams in 66 Games--Was Lawyer, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 46.
- ^ Municipal Journal and Engineer (January 1902), Personalities, New York, N.Y.: C. M. Palmer, p. 25.
- ^ Cutter, William Richard (1910), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume III, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1983.
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