Thomas Ellis (c. 1774–1832) was a

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representing Dublin City in 1820–1826. In a

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on 30 June 1820 Ellis replaced the deceased former Whig MP the Right Honourable

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. The Whig candidate defeated in the by-election was the great orators son also called

. Ellis retained the seat until he retired, at the dissolution of Parliament, in 1826.

References

*''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978) *''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) * 1774 births 1832 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1820–1826 Tory MPs (pre-1834) {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub