DeGoy Bowman Ellis (November 27, 1876– January 19, 1949) was an American lawyer and politician in Illinois. Ellis was born on a farm in

Boone County, Illinois Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,448. Its county seat is Belvidere. Boone County is included in the Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Unlike most ...

. He received his bachelor's degree from Dixon College in 1897 and his law degree from

University of Illinois College of Law The University of Illinois College of Law (Illinois Law or UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public university in Champaign, Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S ...

in 1899. Ellis was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1899 and practiced law in

Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Elgin is located northwest of Chicago, along the Fox River. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 114,797, the seventh-large ...

. He served as the Elgin city attorney and was a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

. Ellis served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1915 to 1921. He died in a hospital following a long illness.'Rites At Elgin Friday Afternoon For DeGoy Ellis,' Belvidee Daily Republican (Illinois), January 20, 1949, pg. 6

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* 1876 births 1949 deaths People from Boone County, Illinois People from Elgin, Illinois University of Illinois College of Law alumni Illinois lawyers Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub