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ELLSWORTH (Soundex E426) — See also AILSWORTH, ALLSWEDE, AYLSWORTH, ELSWORTH, LOWTHERS, PILLSWORTH, STREHLOW, WALSWORTH, WORTH.

  ELLSWORTH: See also Edward Michael Connelly — Clarence Douglas Dillon
  Ellsworth, Anson H. — of Fort Covington, Franklin County, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1921-23. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Brad (b. 1958) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., September 11, 1958. Democrat. Police officer; Vanderburgh County Sheriff, 1999-2007; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Ellsworth, Charles Clinton (1824-1899) — of Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich. Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vt., January 29, 1824. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Montcalm District, 1853-54; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1877-79. Died in Greenville, Montcalm County, Mich., June 25, 1899 (age 75 years, 147 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Mich.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ellsworth, E. O. — of Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, E. S. — of Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Elmer S. — of Boscawen, Merrimack County, N.H. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Boscawen, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Ellsworth, Erastus — of East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Frank E. — of Michigan. American candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Franklin F. Ellsworth Ellsworth, Franklin Fowler (1879-1942) — also known as Franklin F. Ellsworth — of St. James, Watonwan County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in St. James, Watonwan County, Minn., July 10, 1879. Son of Clinton Ellsworth and Louise (Manning) Ellsworth. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Watonwan County Attorney, 1905-08; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate in primary for Governor of Minnesota, 1924; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1934. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., December 23, 1942 (age 63 years, 166 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Married, July 27, 1902, to Lurline Mae Bader.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  Ellsworth, Giles — of Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1823, 1831, 1835. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Harris See Mathew Harris Ellsworth
  Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt (1791-1858) — also known as Henry L. Ellsworth; "Father of the U.S. Department of Agriculture" — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 10, 1791. Son of Oliver Ellsworth and Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1830; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1835; resigned 1835; commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office, 1835-45. Died in Fair Haven, New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 28, 1858 (age 67 years, 48 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Ellsworth and Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth; married, June 22, 1813, to Nancy Allen Goodrich (daughter of Elizur Goodrich); married to Marietta Mariana Bartlett and Catherine Smith; twin brother of William Wolcott Ellsworth. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ellsworth, Henry William (1814-1864) — also known as Henry W. Ellsworth — of Indiana. Born in 1814. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Sweden, 1845-49. Died in 1864 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, James B. — of Berlin, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Berlin; elected 1944, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, James W. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Jeremiah — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1852-53. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Judah — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Kitty — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Ellsworth, Leroy W. — of Lawrence County, Ohio. Liberty candidate for Ohio state house of representatives from Lawrence County, 1897. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Luther T. (1854-1914) — of East Richfield, Summit County, Ohio; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in West Richfield, Summit County, Ohio, 1854. Son of Harriet Ellsworth. U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1898-1903; Cartagena, 1903-06; Chihuahua, 1907; Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1907-11. Died in Summit County, Ohio, July 12, 1914 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Martin — of Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Windsor, 1829. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Mathew Harris (1899-1986) — also known as Harris Ellsworth — of Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore. Born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899. Republican. Member of Oregon state senate, 1941; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1943-57; defeated, 1956; chair, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1957-59. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., February 7, 1986 (age 86 years, 143 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Albuquerque, N.M.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ellsworth, Maurice O. — U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1985-93. Still living as of 1993.
  Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807) — of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., April 29, 1745. Son of David Ellsworth (1709-1782) and Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth (1771-1790). Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1777-84; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1780-85, 1802-07; died in office 1807; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1785-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1789-96; received 11 electoral votes, 1796; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1796-1800; resigned 1800. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 26, 1807 (age 62 years, 211 days). Interment at Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Conn.
  Relatives: Grandnephew by marriage of Roger Wolcott; son of David Ellsworth (1709-1782) and Jemima (Leavitt) Ellsworth (1771-1790); married 1772 to Abigail Wolcott (1756-1818); father of Delia Ellsworth (who married Thomas Scott Williams), Henry Leavitt Ellsworth and William Wolcott Ellsworth. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Judgepedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ellsworth, Oliver — of Connecticut. U.S. Consul in Quito, 1851-53. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Pinkney W. — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. National candidate for mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1878. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Robert Fred (b. 1926) — also known as Robert F. Ellsworth — of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., June 11, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1961-67 (2nd District 1961-63, 3rd District 1963-67). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Ellsworth, Samuel Stewart (1790-1863) — also known as Samuel S. Ellsworth — of Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y. Born in Pownal, Bennington County, Vt., October 13, 1790. Democrat. Yates County Judge, 1824-29; member of New York state assembly, 1840; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1845-47. Died in Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y., June 4, 1863 (age 72 years, 234 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ellsworth, Selin B. — of Michigan. Candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Stukely Stafford, Sr. (1769-1837) — also known as Stukely Ellsworth — of Otsego County, N.Y. Born September 26, 1769. Member of New York state assembly from Otsego County, 1817-18, 1820-21; member of New York state senate 6th District, 1825-28. Died in Hartwick, Otsego County, N.Y., March 31, 1837 (age 67 years, 186 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Otsego County, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Ellsworth, Theodore R. — of Iowa. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Ellsworth, Timothy — of East Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Windsor, 1826-27, 1831. Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, Timothy E. — of Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1874-77; member of New York state senate, 1882-85, 1896-1902 (39th District 1882-85, 45th District 1896-1902). Burial location unknown.
  Ellsworth, William A. (b. 1894) — of St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 21, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court owner; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Lions; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1917 to Wella Caine.
  Ellsworth, William Wolcott (1791-1868) — also known as William W. Ellsworth — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Conn., November 10, 1791. Son of Oliver Ellsworth. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1829-34; resigned 1834; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1835; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1836; Governor of Connecticut, 1838-42; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1847-61. Died January 15, 1868 (age 76 years, 66 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Roger Wolcott; second cousin twice removed of William Pitkin; first cousin twice removed of Oliver Wolcott, Sr.; son of Oliver Ellsworth; second cousin once removed of Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Roger Griswold; twin brother of Henry Leavitt Ellsworth; third cousin once removed of Matthew Griswold. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article



 

 


 
   
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