Background
Ellison was the son of Cuthbert Ellison of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a merchant adventurer, and his wife Jane Isle, daughter of Charles Isle.
Ellison was the son of Cuthbert Ellison of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a merchant adventurer, and his wife Jane Isle, daughter of Charles Isle.
He was Sheriff of Newcastle in 1646. He was secluded from sitting in the succeeding Rump Parliament. In 1660, he returned to Parliament as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Convention Parliament.
Ellison died at the age of 63.
In 1647, Ellison replaced as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Long Parliament a member whose election had been declared void.