Seth H. Ellis

Seth Hockett Ellis (January 3, 1830 – June 23, 1904) was an American politician who served many years on the Ohio Board of Agriculture. Ellis was also interested in co-operative manufacturing of farm implements.

Seth H. Ellis
Born
Seth Hockett Ellis

(1830-01-03)January 3, 1830
Martinsville, Ohio
DiedJune 23, 1904(1904-06-23) (aged 74)
Waynesville, Ohio
OccupationPolitician
Political party
Spouse
Rebecca Jane Tressler
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(m. 1851)​

Biography

Ellis was born on a farm near Martinsville, Clinton County, Ohio.[1] He married Rebecca Jane Tressler on August 21, 1851, in Warren County, Ohio.

In 1873, he was elected first Master of the Ohio State Grange, of which he was a founder.

Ellis began his political career as a Republican. After losing a nomination for office in a local Republican convention, Ellis ran as the Prohibition Party nominee for Lt. Governor of Ohio in 1893, US House in 1894, and Ohio Governor in 1895.

Ellis was the leader of the Union Reform Party, which sought to collect all the various reform movements into one national party. The movement was widely ridiculed in the press. He was the party's nominee for Governor of Ohio in 1899 and the party's nominee for President in 1900. In the latter race, 80% of Ellis's votes came from his home state of Ohio.

Ellis served as one of the two presiding officers of the 1903 centennial of Quakers in Waynesville, Ohio.

Ellis died on June 23, 1904 when he fell from a cherry tree on his farm in Waynesville.[2]

References
  1. "Twenty-third Annual Report of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station". Forestry Investigations. Wooster, Ohio: Experimentation Press. 1904. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. "Seth Ellis Dies From Fall" (PDF). The New York Times. Cincinnati, Ohio (published June 24, 1904). June 23, 1904. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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