James M. Ellis was an American lawyer and politician who served in the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

during the Reconstruction era. He lived in Oak Hill. T. L. Sweeney and J. H. Love were reported to be the only other "Colored" attorneys in

Fayette County, West Virginia Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,488. Its county seat is Fayetteville. It is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia. Histor ...

in the 1920s. He served three terms in the House of Delegates. He and the other African American legislators who served at the time were Republicans.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Oak Hill, West Virginia African-American state legislators in West Virginia West Virginia lawyers African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers African-American men in politics 20th-century African-American lawyers 19th-century African-American lawyers {{WestVirginia-politician-stub

See also

References