ELLIS, John (1646-1738), of St. James’s, Westminster

Family and Education

b. 1646, 1st s. of John Ellis, fellow of St. Catharine’s, Camb., by Susanna, da. of William Welbore of Cambridge. educ. Westminster, 1660, aged 14, Christ Church, Oxf. matric. 22 July 1664, aged 18. ?; ?unm. Rec. Old Westminsters, i. 308; W. S. Ellis, Notices of the Ellises, pt.4, p. 157; Add. 28918, f. 192.

Offices Held

Sec. paper office 1672–4, at Nijmegen Dec. 1675–Sept. 1677; priv. sec. to Thomas Butler† (styled Earl of Ossory) 1678– Aug. 1680, to 1st Duke of Ormond, Aug. 1680–Oct. 1682; sec. to revenue commrs. [I] Oct. 1682–Jan. 1689; priv. sec. to 2nd Duke of Ormond, 1689–91; commr. transports Feb. 1690–5 May 1695; under-sec. of state May 1695–1705; comptroller of Royal Mint May 1701–June 1711. DNB; CSP Dom. 1682, p. 500; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 197; xvi. 66; xxiv. 281; xxv. 293; Add. 28940, ff. 2–12.

Gov. sons of clergy 1678; commr. building 50 new churches 1715–d. BL, Dept. of Printed Bks. 1865 c 13(6); E. S. Bill, Q. Anne Churches, p. xxiv.

Freeman, Harwich 1702. S. Taylor, Hist. and Antiquities of Harwich, 233.

Parlimentarian

ELLIS, John (1646-1738), of St. James’s, Westminster

Main residence: St. James’s, Westminster.

Author

M.J.K.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

ELLIS, John (1646-1738)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

Image