Powhatan Ellis
Powhatan Ellis | |
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John Black | |
| In office September 28, 1825 – January 28, 1826 | |
| Appointed by | Walter Leake |
| Preceded by | David Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Buck Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Powhatan Ellis January 17, 1790 Amherst County, Virginia |
| Died | March 18, 1863 (aged 73) Richmond, Virginia |
| Resting place | Shockoe Hill Cemetery Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Education | Washington and Lee University Dickinson College (A.B.) College of William & Mary |
Powhatan Ellis (January 17, 1790 – March 18, 1863) was a justice of the
United States District Court for the District of Mississippi
.
Education and career
Born on January 17, 1790, at
Mississippi Supreme Court from 1817 to 1818 and from 1818 to 1825.[2]
Congressional service
Ellis was appointed as a
United States Senator David Holmes and served from September 28, 1825, to January 28, 1826, when a successor was elected and qualified.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to fill the vacancy.[1] He was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1827, to July 16, 1832, resigning to accept a judicial position.[1]
Federal judicial service
Ellis was nominated by President
United States District Court for the District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Peter Randolph.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 14, 1832, and received his commission the same day.[2] His service terminated on January 5, 1836, when he resigned.[2]
Later career and death
Ellis was appointed
charge d'affaires to Mexico for the United States Department of State by President Jackson, serving from January 1836 to December 1836 when he closed the legation.[1] He was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico for the United States Department of State by President Martin Van Buren,[2] serving from February 1839 to April 1842.[3] He resumed private practice in Natchez starting in 1842 and continued private practice in Richmond, Virginia until 1863.[2] He died on March 18, 1863, in Richmond.[2] He was interred in Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond.[1]
Heritage and family
One account in The Green Bag stated that Ellis was a descendant of Pocahontas.[4] In 1833, he married Eliza Rebecca Winn who died in the spring of 1835. Together, they had two children.[5]
Legacy
The city of Ellisville, Mississippi is named in Ellis's memory.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g United States Congress. "Powhatan Ellis (id: E000136)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Powhatan Ellis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Powhatan Ellis". Office of the Historian. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- Fuller, Horace W. (ed.). "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi". The Green Bag. XI (11): 504.
...and said to be a descendant of Pocahontas
- ^ "Hon. Powahatan Ellis of Mississippi". Southern Literary Messenger. 37 (4): 250. April 1863.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Publishing Office. pp. 117.
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