Albert Harman Ellis (December 17, 1861 – June 18, 1950) was an American Democratic politician and farmer from Oklahoma. Ellis, born in

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on December 17, 1861, came to Oklahoma as a

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, participating in the Land Run of 1893 that opened the

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for settlement. Ellis settled in present-day Garfield County southwest of Hayward. Ellis was a member of the fourth Territorial Legislature of Oklahoma, the

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, and served as speaker pro tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in the first Legislature of Oklahoma. He was defeated for reelection to the House by three votes.

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is named for him. Ellis died on June 18, 1950.

Electoral history

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Members of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention Ellis County, Oklahoma 1861 births 1950 deaths People from Garfield County, Oklahoma People from Indiana 20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Members of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Candidates in the 1910 United States elections {{oklahoma-politician-stub