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Thomas Ellis (Irish politician)

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Irish politician (c. 1774–1832) For other people named Thomas Ellis, see Thomas Ellis (disambiguation).

Thomas Ellis (c. 1774–1832) was a Tory UK Member of Parliament representing Dublin City in 1820–1826.

In a by-election on 30 June 1820 Ellis replaced the deceased former Whig MP the Right Honourable Henry Grattan. The Whig candidate defeated in the by-election was the great orators son also called Henry Grattan. Ellis retained the seat until he retired, at the dissolution of Parliament, in 1826.

References

  • Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded byHenry Grattan
Sir Robert Shaw, Bt
Member of Parliament for Dublin City
18201826
With: Sir Robert Shaw, Bt
Succeeded byHenry Grattan
George Moore


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