Background
Ellis, Clyde Taylor was born on December 21, 1908 in near Garfield, Arkansas, United States. Son of Cecil Oscar and Minerva Jane (Taylor) Ellis.
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Ellis, Clyde Taylor was born on December 21, 1908 in near Garfield, Arkansas, United States. Son of Cecil Oscar and Minerva Jane (Taylor) Ellis.
He attended the public schools of Fayetteville, Arkansas. He also attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville from which he received a Bachelor of Surgery The school of law at the same university.
As well as George Washington University Law School and American University in Washington, District of Columbia
Ellis was a teacher in the rural schools at Garfield, Arkansas in 1927 and 1928. Then Superintendent of Schools at Garfield, Arkansas from 1929 to 1934. Admitted to the bar in 1933, he commenced practice at Bentonville, Arkansas.
He was a delegate to the Democrat National Convention in 1940.
Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress, Ellis was reelected to the Seventy-seventh Congress, and served from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1942 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
Ellis served as combat officer, Lieutenant, in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945. He was the first general manager (Chief Executive Officer) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Washington, District of Columbia, from January 1943 until his retirement in September 1967.
He was appointed as special consultant to the Secretary of Agriculture, January 1968 to January 1969, and served as special area development assistant to Senator John L. McClellan from February 1971 until 1977.
He returned to the staff of the Secretary of Agriculture and was employed there until his retirement in August 1979. He resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ellis died from a stroke in Washington, District of Columbia, on February 9, 1980 (age 71 years, 50 days).
He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Member National Water Commission, Washington, 1968-1970. Member Arkansas General Assembly, 1933-1934, Arkansas Senate, 1935-1936. Member 76-77th congresses from 3d Arkansas District.
Member National Capitol Democratic.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, World World War World World War World War II Member American, Arkansas, Washington bar associations.
Mason. Clubs: Cosmos, Congressional Country (Washington).
Married Izella Baker, December 20, 1931. Married second, Camille West. Fitzhugh, September 23, 1966. Children: Patricia Suzanne, Mary Lynn.