Ralph W. Ellis

Ralph Waterbury Ellis (November 25, 1856-September 28, 1945) was an American lawyer, banker and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a member of the Springfield, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen and Common Council, and as the Mayor of Springfield in 1902.[1]

Ralph Waterbury Ellis
29th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In office 1902–1902
Preceded by	William P. Hayes
Succeeded by	Everett E. Stone
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Springfield, Massachusetts Ward Four
In office 1897–1898
Preceded by	Henry S. Dickinson
Succeeded by	Edwin A. Blodgett
Member of the Common Council of Springfield, Massachusetts[1] Ward Four
In office 1896–1896
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1893[1] – 1893[1]
Personal details
Born	November 25th, 1856[2] South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts[2]
Died	September 28, 1945[3]
Political party	Republican[4]
Spouse(s)	Katherine Alice Rice, m. April 13, 1882[1]
Children	Theodore W. Ellis; Ralph W. Ellis[1]
Alma mater	Harvard, 1879; Harvard Law School[1]
Profession	Attorney, Banker[2]

Early life

Ellis, was born to Theodore Waterbury and Maria Louise (Van Boskerck) in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts, November 25, 1856.[5]

Political offices
Preceded by William P. Hayes	Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts 1902 – 1902	Succeeded by Everett E. Stone

Notes

1. Marquis, Albert Nelson (1916), Who's Who in New England, 2nd Ed., Chicago, Il.: Marquis, p. 372.
2. The Boston Press Club (1903), Men of Massachusetts: a Collection of Portraits of Representative Men in Business and Professional Life in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Ma.: The Boston Press Club, p. 212.
3. Special to The New York Times (September 30, 1945), RALPH ELLIS DEAD; HARVARD-YALE FAN; Springfield, Mass., Ex-Mayor Saw College Football Teams in 66 Games--Was Lawyer, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times, p. 46.
4. Municipal Journal and Engineer (January 1902), Personalities, New York, N.Y.: C. M. Palmer, p. 25.
5. Cutter, William Richard (1910), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume III, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1983.