William Ellis may refer to:

Politicians

William Ellis (14th-century MP) William Ellis, of Burton in Kennington and Canterbury, Kent. Family Ellis married, before 1381, a woman named Isabel; they had a son, Thomas Ellis, MP for Kent constituency. Career Ellis was a Member of Parliament A member of parliament ...

, in 1388, Member of Parliament for Canterbury *

William Ellis (Secretary of State) Sir William Ellis (died 1732) was an English Jacobite, secretary of State to James II in exile. Life Ellis was the second son of John Ellis, and was educated at Westminster School. He was elected to a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, in 166 ...

(died 1732), English Jacobite, secretary of State to James II in exile *

William Ellis (solicitor-general) Sir William Ellis (1609–1680) was an English lawyer, judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1679, and supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. Life Ellis was second son of Sir ...

(1609–1680), English lawyer and politician *

William Craven-Ellis William Craven Craven-Ellis (1880 – 17 December 1959), born William Craven Ellis, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Ellis was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and became a senior partner of Ellis & Sons, Valuers ...

(1880–1959), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom *

William Cox Ellis William Cox Ellis (May 5, 1787 – December 13, 1871) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania, son of William and Mercy Cox Ellis. He attend ...

(1787–1871), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * William Henry Ellis (politician) (1819–1858), English-born political figure in Newfoundland *

William R. Ellis William Russell Ellis (April 23, 1850 – January 18, 1915) was an American educator, attorney and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Indiana, he grew up in Iowa before moving to Oregon where he worked as a school superintendent a ...

(1850–1915), United States Congressman from Oregon from 1893–1899 and 1907–1911 * William Thomas Ellis (1845–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * William Ellis (Newfoundland politician) (1857–1926), building contractor and political figure in Newfoundland * William A. Ellis (1828–1900), member of the Wisconsin State Senate * William Ellis (mayor),

mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey The Mayor of the City of Hoboken is the head of the executive branch of government of Hoboken, New Jersey, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the Municipal corporation#Municipal charters, municipal charter and L ...

* William Ellis (Massachusetts politician), representative to the Great and General Court

Sportsmen

* William Ellis (English cricketer) (1876–1931), English cricketer for Derbyshire *

William Ellis (Scottish cricketer) William Arnot Ellis (16 September 1923 – 25 April 2015) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. Ellis was born in September 1923 at Bo'ness, West Lothian. He was educated at Linlithgow Academy. A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, Ellis ...

(1923–2015), Scottish cricketer * William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), Anglican clergyman, allegedly the inventor of rugby football *

Billy Ellis William Thomas Ellis (5 November 1895 – 18 November 1939) was an English footballer born in Wolverhampton who played in the Football League for Sunderland, Birmingham, Lincoln City and York City as a winger. He made his debut for Sunderland ...

(1895–1939), English footballer *

Bill Ellis William Ellis (15 August 1919 – 9 June 2007) was an English cricketer. Ellis was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Rolleston, Nottinghamshire. Ellis made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshir ...

(1919–2007), English cricketer

Religious figures

* William Ellis (missionary) (1794–1872), English missionary and author *

William Ellis (missionary in Newfoundland) William Ellis (1780 – 21 September 1837) was a Methodist missionary in Newfoundland. He was the first permanent Methodist minister on the island, and the first to be buried there. The community of Bird Island Cove was renamed Elliston in his ...

(1780–1837), Irish-born Methodist clergyman, missionary in Newfoundland * William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), Anglican clergyman, allegedly the inventor of rugby football

Others

William Ellis (astronomer) Major William Ellis, FRS FRAS FRMS (20 February 1828 – 11 December 1916) was a British astronomer and meteorologist. He was born 20 February 1828, in Greenwich, United Kingdom, the son of Henry Ellis, an assistant at the Royal Observatory, Gr ...

(1828–1916), English astronomer and meteorologist *

William Ellis (engraver) William Ellis (1747–1810) was an English engraver and oil painter. Life Ellis was born in London in 1747, the son of a writing engraver. He was placed as a pupil with William Woollett. He produced some fine plates in the style of his teacher, ...

(1747–1810), English engraver *

William Ellis (economist) William Ellis (1800–1881) was an English businessman, writer on economics, and educational thinker. Life Ellis was born in January 1800. His father, Andrew Ellis Ellis, an underwriter at Lloyd's of London, was the descendant of a French refuge ...

(1800–1881), English businessman, writer on economics, and educational thinker *

William Ellis (Medal of Honor) William Ellis (1834 – February 1, 1875) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor. Ellis was born in England in 1834 but his official residence when he received his Medal of Honor was listed as Water ...

(1834–1875), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

William Ellis (writer on agriculture) William Ellis (1758) was an English farmer of Little Gaddesden, near Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, known as writer on agriculture. Biography Ellis is supposed to have been born about 1700, received an ordinary education, and began life as ...

(1700–1758), English writer on agriculture *Sir

William Charles Ellis Sir William Charles Ellis (10 March 1780 – 24 October 1839) was the superintendent of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum. His ideas on the treatment of mental illness became widely influential. Biography Ellis was born in Alford, Lincoln ...

(1780–1839), English physician, pioneering superintendent of asylums and Methodist lay preacher *

William Ellis (actor) William Ellis may refer to: Politicians * William Ellis (14th-century MP), in 1388, Member of Parliament for Canterbury * William Ellis (Secretary of State) (died 1732), English Jacobite, secretary of State to James II in exile * William Ellis (so ...

, British actor, voice artist and podcaster *

William Henry Ellis (businessman) William Henry Ellis (also known as Guillermo Enrique Eliseo; June 15, 1864September 24, 1923) was an American businessman. Early life Ellis was born on June 15, 1864, in Victoria, Texas, to Charles Ellis and Margaret Nelson Ellis, former slav ...

William Henry Ellis (1864–1923), was born into slavery and became a Mexican millionaire *

William Henry Ellis (engineer) Sir William Henry Ellis, GBE (20 August 1860 – 4 July 1945) was a British civil engineer and steel maker. Ellis was born on 20 August 1860 in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He was the son of John Devonshire Ellis (1824–1906) and, his w ...

(1860–1945), British civil engineer and steel maker *

William Hodgson Ellis William Hodgson Ellis (1845–1920) was a Professor of Applied Chemistry from 1878, and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering in the University of Toronto from 1914, until his retirement in 1919. Early life William Hodgson El ...

(1845–1920), British-Canadian chemist *

William Otoo Ellis Professor William Otoo Ellis is a Ghanaian academic and a former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is a product of Pope John Senior High School and Minor Seminary in Koforidua. Education He started his ...

, Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology *

William Edward Ellis William Edward Ellis (November 7, 1908 – September 26, 1982) was a Vice admiral (United States), Vice admiral in the United States Navy, U.S. Navy. He ended his 40 year career as Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLA ...

(1908–1982), U.S. Navy officer *

W. H. Ellis William Hull Ellis (September 17, 1867 – April 14, 1948), more commonly referred to as William H. Ellis and W. H. Ellis, was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. Ellis served twice as the Chief Justice of the Supreme ...

(1867–1948), justice of the Florida Supreme Court *

William Wade Ellis William Wade Ellis (1751 – 1785) was an artist, a naturalist, and a surgeon's mate on Captain James Cook's voyages. His middle name was wrongly identified as Webb in some sources. He is known largely from the paintings of natural history subjects ...

(1751–1779), naturalist and artist who accompanied Captain Cook

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