Background
Ellis, George Washington was born on May 4, 1875 in Weston, Missouri, United States. Son of George and Amanda Jane (Drace) Ellis.
Ellis, George Washington was born on May 4, 1875 in Weston, Missouri, United States. Son of George and Amanda Jane (Drace) Ellis.
Studied 4 yrs; graduate studies, philosophy and psychology, 2 yrs. Graduate Gunton’s Institute Economics and Sociology, New York, 1900. Studied social conditions in Africa, collecting folk-lore stories and African proverbs.
Assistant Corporate Counsel of Chicago. Editor Journal of Race Development of Clark University, The Citizen, Boston, etc. General financial board of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1912-1916.
Member Ellis & Westbrooks, Chicago. Member general financial board of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1912-1916. Fellow Royal Geography Society Great Britain.