Background
Ellis, Caleb was born on April 16, 1767 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States.
United States representative politician
Ellis, Caleb was born on April 16, 1767 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States.
Born in Walpole, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Ellis graduated from Harvard University in 1793 and was a school teacher in Dedham, Massachusetts. He studied law and was admitted to the Barometer
He moved to Newport, New Hampshire and then to Claremont, New Hampshire. Elected as a Federalist to the Ninth Congress, Ellis was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. In addition, he served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1811.
He was a presidential elector on the Clinton and Ingersoll ticket in 1812.
Appointed Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire in 1813, Ellis held the office until his death. Ellis died in Claremont, New Hampshire on May 6, 1816 (age 49 years and 23 days).
He is interred at Broad Street Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
Ellis was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1803. After service in Congress, he was member of the New Hampshire Governor's council in 1809 and 1810. Ellis was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.