Mary Gordon Ellis

Mary Gordon Ellis
Portrait in the South Carolina State Senate
Member of the South Carolina Senate
In office
1934–?
Preceded byWilliam Henry Taylor
Succeeded byHenry Klugh Purdy
Personal details
Born21 April 1889
Gourdin, South Carolina, U.S.
Died9 September 1934(1934-09-09) (aged 45)
Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseJunius Gather Ellis (m. 1914)
Children3
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducator

Mary Gordon Ellis (21 April 1889 – 9 September 1934) was an educator and politician from South Carolina. She became the first woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature with her election to the South Carolina State Senate in 1928.