Background
Ellis, John Washington was born on July 15, 1817 in Williamsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin and Sallie (Tweed) Ellis.
Ellis, John Washington was born on July 15, 1817 in Williamsburg, Ohio, United States. Son of Benjamin and Sallie (Tweed) Ellis.
Attended Kenyon College.
Merchant in Cincinnati, 1840-1870. A founder Young Men's Merc. library association, Cincinnati, president, 1843. Organized Ellis & McAlpin (became a leading merc. firm), Cincinnati, 1847.
President Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad A founder, president 1st National Bank of Cincinnati, 1863-1869.
Head of Winslow, Lanier & Company.
New York City, 1870-1883. Negotiated $40,000,000 loan for North.P. Railway, 1881. Mediated agreement between Erie Railroad and Atlantic & Great Western Railroad
Helped purchase Panama Railroad for Panama Canal Company.
President 3d National Bank of New York City, 1876.
Married Caroline Lindley, 1845.