Sherman Gordon Venn Ellis


Sherman Gordon Venn Ellis

Lieutenant-Colonel Venn Ellis
Born(1880-02-20)20 February 1880
Died19 February 1937(1937-02-19) (aged 56)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Indian Army
Service years1899–1937
RankLieutenant Colonel
ConflictsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Distinguished Service Order
RelationsStanley Venn Ellis (brother)
Sir William Charles Ellis (great grandfather)

Lieutenant Colonel Sherman Gordon Venn Ellis, CIE, DSO (1880–1937) was a British Indian Army officer, and colonial administrator who served as the Minister of Finance of the State of Patiala from 1936 until his death in 1937.