John Ellis (businessman)

John Ellis (1789–1862), of Beaumont Leys and Belgrave Hall in Leicester, was an English Quaker, a noted Liberal reformer and an accomplished businessman. Ellis was Chairman of the Midland Railway from 1849 to 1858 and a Member of Parliament for Leicester between 1848 and 1852.

For other people named John Ellis, see John Ellis (disambiguation).

John Ellis M.P.
At the 1840 Anti-Slavery conference
Born3 August 1789
Beaumont Leys, Leicester, England
Died26 October 1862
Belgrave Hall, Belgrave, Leicester, England
Resting placeLeicester public cemetery
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Known forRailways
Board member ofMidland Railway
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