Education
He was born in Saint John"s and apprenticed as a stonemason with his father.
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William Ellis
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He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1904 to 1909 as a Liberal. Ellis was the third mayor of Saint John"s from 1910 to 1914. Ellis later established his own contracting and construction business and also operated a quarry.
His company rebuilt a number of buildings in Saint John"s following the Great Fire of 1892.
He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Newfoundland assembly in 1909 and 1913. Ellis was named to the Legislative Council in 1917 and served until 1926.
He served as a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council from 1918 to 1926. He died in New York City at the age of 68 while returning from a winter holiday in California.
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He served as a member of the city council for Saint John"s from 1902 to 1910.
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Canada