John Ellis (businessman)

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

John Ellis M.P.
Portrait by John Lucas
Born(1789-08-03)3 August 1789
Beaumont Leys, Leicester, England
Died26 October 1862(1862-10-26) (aged 73)
Belgrave Hall, Belgrave, Leicester, England
Resting placeLeicester public cemetery
OccupationBusinessman
Known forRailways
Board member ofMidland Railway

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.

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