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

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. Ellis, born in

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on December 17, 1861, came to Oklahoma as a

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, participating in the

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that opened the

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for settlement. Ellis settled in present-day

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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

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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

References

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