Background
Ellis, George Adams was born on July 25, 1881 in Castleton, Vermont, United States. Son of Horace B. and Alice A. (Adams) Ellis.
Ellis, George Adams was born on July 25, 1881 in Castleton, Vermont, United States. Son of Horace B. and Alice A. (Adams) Ellis.
Student Castleton (Vermont) Normal School, 1895-1897. Horace Mann School, New York City, 1898-1899. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1904, Bachelor of Laws, 1908.
Honorary Doctor of Laws University of Vermont, 1932, also Middlebury College, 1954.
1 daughter, Ann R. Admitted to New York bar, 1907. With law firm of Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett, New York, 1908-1909. Partner Booth & Ellis, New York, 1911-1913.
Assistant general counsel Union Pacific Railroad, New York, 1914-1919.
Partner McKinstry, Taylor, Patterson & Ellis, New York, 1920. Partner Clark, Carr & Ellis, New York, since 1921.
Admitted to Vermont bar, 1945. Director and member Executive Committee I.C. Railroad, 1934-1945.
Chairman of the Board and director 1st National Bank of Bennington, Vermont, Vermont Copper Company, Incorporated.
Director New York Shipbuilding Corporation. Director Moore Public Company, Jarka Corporation, Avco Manufacturing Company, American Carolina and Foundry. Brill Corporation, Ellis Trust (Vermont).
Trustee Columbia Law Review, Bard College, History Museum and Art Gallery Cem.
Association, Bennington, Vermont.
Member American Mathematics Society American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Bar Association City of New York, Vermont Bar Association. Clubs: Bennington, Bennington Country, National Republican (New York), Tuxedo, Metropolitan (governor), University, Whist, Wings, Rockefeller Center, (New York City).
Married to Margaret Richards.
