until 1858, when he was chosen governor of North Carolina. He was re-elected in 1860, and died in office. On 2 Jan., 1861, Gov. Ellis took possession of Fort Macon, at Beaufort, the works at Wilming- ton, and the U. S. arsenal at Fayetteville, pro- fessedly on behalf of the state. On the 20th of April he ordered the seizure of the U. S. mint at Charlotte. He was active in promoting the pas- sage of the secession ordinance in North Carolina.
ELLIS, Powhatan, jurist and politician, b. in
Virginia about 1794; d. in Richmond, Va., about
1844. He was graduated at William and Mary in
1813, settled in Mississippi while it was a territory,
gained a high reputation as a lawyer, and in 1818
was elevated to the supreme bench of the state,
being one of the first judges of that court. He re-
mained in office till 1825, when he w^as appointed
by the governor to serve out the unexpired term
of David Holmes in the U. S. senate. The legis-
lature elected Thomas B. Reed for the place, who
displaced Mr. Ellis after he had served three
months. At the next election, however, the latter
was "chosen senator for the full term, but served
only from 3 Dec. 1827, till 1832, when he resigned
to take his seat on the bench as U. S. judge for the
district of Mississippi. While in the senate he
joined Thomas II. Benton and William Smith in
opposing the ratification of the treaty of 1828 with
Mexico, which established a boundary-line inter-
secting the Red and Arkansas rivers, thus leaving
only Florida and Arkansas for the expansion of
slavery. While on the bench he delivered more
opinions than any contemporary judge. On 5
Jan., 1836, he was appointed by President Jackson
chai'ge d'affaires in Mexico, and on 28 Dec. he
closed the American legation. President Van Bu-
ren appointed him minister to Mexico on 15 Feb.,
1839, in which post he was superseded by Waddy
Thompson on 21 April, 1842. After his return he
resided in Virginia.
ELLIS, Reuben, clergyman, b. in North Caro-
lina: d. in Baltimore, Md., in February. 1796. He
entered the Methodist ministry in 1777, and was
one of the early leaders of that church. His la-
bors extended from South Carolina to Baltimore,
which was his last station.
ELLIS, Robert Fulton, clergyman. b. in Tops-
ham, Me., 16 Oct., 1809; d. in St. Louis, Mo., 24
July, 1854. He studied at Bowdoin college, and
at Newton theological institution, where he was
graduated in 1838. From 1838 till 1845 he was
pastor of a Baptist church in Springfield, Mass.,
then for two years a missionary in Missouri, where
he established many Sunday-schools and furnished
them with libraries, and in 1847-'53 pastor at
Alton. 111. He was afterward associate editor of
the " Western Watchman," published in St. Louis,
and again an itinerant agent in Missouri.
ELLIS, Sumner, clergyman, b. in North Or-
ange, Mass., 17 May, 1828; d. in Chicago, 111., 26
Jan.. 1886. He was educated at Melrose seminary.
West Brattleboro, Vt., studied divinity under Ho-
sea Ballon, Jr., and was the colleague of Sebastian
Streeter in the 1st Universalist church of Boston
in 1851-'3. Subsequently he held charges in that
city, Lynn, Salem, and other places, and went to
Chicago as temporary and afterward permanent
successor to the Rev. Dr. Ryder. He engaged in
literary work in Boston in 1872-'4, and again in
1881-2. He published " At Our Best; or Making
the Most of Life" (Boston, 1873); "Hints on
Preaching," and a " Life of Edward H. Chapin,
D. D. " (1883). He also delivered many lectures in
Chicago and other places. After his death ap-
peared " Faith and Righteousness," a memoir, together with several of his sermons, edited by the Rev. C. R. IMoor (Boston, 1887).
ELLIS, Theodore Grunville, soldier, b. in Bos-
ton, Mass., 25 Sept., 1829; d. in Hartford, Conn.,
8 Jan., 1883. He became a civil engineer, was chief
engineer of the Sackett's harbor and Saratoga rail-
road, subsequently had charge of silver mines in
1856-'58 in Mexico, and in 1859 became engineer
of the Hartford dyke. He entered the Federal
army as adjutant of the 14th Connecticut infantry,
was engaged at Antietam and Fredericksburg, was
promoted major in April, 1863, and at the battle
of Chancellorsville commanded the regiment. At
Gettysburg his regiment was hotly engaged, and
captured five battle-flags in a bayonet charge. In
September, 1863, he became lieutenant-colonel, and
in October colonel, of the regiment. He was en-
gaged at Mine Run, and in the battle of the Wil-
derness and the subsequent conflicts commanded a
brigade. During the summer of 1864 he com-
manded the camp at Annapolis, IMd. His regi-
ment had become greatly reduced in numbers by
many severe engagements. In the winter of 1864-'5
he was a member of a general military court at
Washington. He was mustered out on 8 June,
1865, with the brevet rank of brigadier-general.
In 1867 he became surveyor-general of Connecti-
cut. He was for several years vice-president of
the American society of civil engineers. In 1874
he conducted hydraulic experiments with large
apertures at Holyoke, Mass. At the time of his
death he had charge of the government works on
the Connecticut river. He published many im-
portant papers on engineering in the " Transac-
tions" of the American society of civil engineers.
ELLIS, Welbore, British "statesman, d. 2 Feb.,
1802. He succeeded Charles Townshend as parlia-
mentary secretary for war, and in 1763 proposed
appropriations for twenty regiments for America.
In 1776 he opposed the receiving by parliament of
the papers from the American congress. On 13
Aug., 1794, he was created Baron ]\Iendip.
ELLISON, Matthew, clergyman, b. in Monroe
county, Va., 10 Nov., 1804. He became a Baptist
minister in Virginia, travelled over wide districts
in that vocation, and organized twenty-five church-
es. When seventy-five years of age he gave up
preaching and settled at Raleigh, W. Va. He is
the author of " Dunkerism, a Plea for the Union
of Baptists," and other controversial works on the
subject of Baptism.
ELLMAKER, Amos, jurist, b. in New Holland,
Lancaster co.. Pa., 2 Feb., 1787; d. in Lancaster,
Pa., 28 Nov., 1851. He was edvicated at Yale, but
not graduated, and studied law at the Litchfield,
Conn., law-school under Judge Reeve, and in Har-
risburg. Pa., under Thomas Elder. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1808, was deputy attorney-gen-
eral for Dauiahin county in 1809-'12, and served in
the legislature in 1812-14. He was appointed presi-
dent judge of his judicial district, 3 July, 1815. In
1814 he accompanied the volunteers to Baltimore
as an aide to Gen. Forster. On 30 Dec, 1816, he
resigned, to accept the office of attorney-general of
the state, serving till 1819. In June, 1821. he re-
moved to Lancaster and resumed the practice of
his profession. He was the anti-masonic candidate
for vice-president of the United States in 1832.
" Mr. Ellmaker," says Alexander Harris in his
" Reminiscences," " was reported to be a good law-
yer, and his addresses to the jury when at the bar
were clear, distinct, and argumentative."
ELLSKWATAWA, Indian prophet, b. on the banks of the Scioto river, near what is now Chillicothe, early in 1775. The date of his death is un-
