Grain dealer.
Born in South Dakota on 31 January 1863, he moved to Winnipeg from Minneapolis in 1902. In partnership with Howard Douglas McLaughlin, he opened the McLaughlin & Ellis grain firm upon arriving in Winnipeg but sold out in 1917 and moved west. Ellis was said to have traveled in the first car to appear on the streets of Winnipeg in 1902. He was also reputedly the oldest Shriner in North America at the time of his death, having been a member for 55 years. He had one son, Allan Boyd Ellis, and a daughter, Mrs. Knipping. He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 31 December 1947.
See also:
Manitoba Business: McLaughlin & Ellis
“First joy-rider in Winnipeg dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 January 1948. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B10, page 1]
Death registration [Allen Boyd Ellis], BC Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Sarah Ramsden.
Page revised: 1 August 2023
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