John McDonald Ellis (8 December 1872 – 2 July 1945) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to miner Thomas Ellis and Isabella McLean. He lived in

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from around 1887, running a contracting firm with his brother. On 29 November 1899 he married Alice Rose Saunders, with whom he had three children. From 1926 to 1945 he served on Prahran City Council, and he was mayor from 1930 to 1932 and from 1944 to 1945. He was elected to the

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in 1932 as the

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member for

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. He served until his death in

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in 1945.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, John 1872 births 1945 deaths United Australia Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly