Harris Ellsworth

Harris Ellsworth
Congressman Ellsworth in 1953
Chair of the United States Civil Service Commission
In office
April 18, 1957 – February 28, 1959
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byPhilip Young
Succeeded byRoger W. Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1957
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byCharles O. Porter
Member of the Oregon Senate
In office
1941–1943
Personal details
Born
Mathew Harris Ellsworth

(1899-09-17)September 17, 1899
Hoquiam, Washington
DiedFebruary 7, 1986(1986-02-07) (aged 86)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Resting placeGate of Heaven Cemetery, Albuquerque
Political partyRepublican
Occupationjournalist

Mathew Harris Ellsworth (September 17, 1899 – February 7, 1986) was an American newspaperman and politician who served six terms as a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon from 1943 to 1957. He subsequently served as chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission. Prior to serving in the United States House of Representatives, Ellsworth had served for two years in the Oregon Senate.