Robert Ellison (2 February 1614 – 12 January 1678) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1647 and 1660. Ellison was the son of Cuthbert Ellison of

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, a merchant adventurer, and his wife Jane Isle, daughter of Charles Isle.John Burke''A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain Volume 1''
/ref> He was Sheriff of Newcastle in 1646.Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600-1699
In 1647, Ellison replaced as

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for

in the

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a member whose election had been declared void.History of Parliament Online - Ellison, Robert
/ref> He was secluded from sitting in the succeeding

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. In 1660, he returned to Parliament as MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Convention Parliament. Ellison died at the age of 63. He had married firstly Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Cuthbert Grey of Newcastle, and secondly on 27 July 1672 Agnes Briggs, widow of James Broggs of Newcastle.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellison, Robert 1614 births 1678 deaths Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1660