John Ellis M.P. | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:John_Ellis_Businessman_abolitionist_1840.jpg) At the 1840 Anti-Slavery conference[1] | |
| Born | 3 August 1789 Beaumont Leys, Leicester, England |
| Died | 26 October 1862 Belgrave Hall, Belgrave, Leicester, England |
| Resting place | Leicester public cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Railways |
| Board member of | Midland Railway |
John Ellis (1789–1862), of Beaumont Leys and Belgrave Hall in Leicester,[2] was an English Quaker, a noted Liberal reformer and an accomplished businessman. Ellis was Chairman of the Midland Railway from 1849 to 1858 and a Member of Parliament for Leicester between 1848 and 1852.
- ^ Benjamin Haydon, The Anti-Slavery Society Convention Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 1840. Retrieved April 2009.
- ^ Moore, Andrew (2003). Ellis of Leicester: A Quaker Family's Vocation. Narborough: Laurel House Publishing. ISBN 0-9533628-1-7.