district state_senate death_date successor death_place birth_place imagesize party profession birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
1st wisconsin november 21 , 1900 edward s. minor peshtigo , wi topsham , maine 150px republican former postmaster and lumber executive april 23 , 1828 1861 william a. ellis
 1883 william a. ellis
william a. ellis

william allen ellis -lrb- april 23 , 1828 -- november 21 , 1900 -rrb- was an american politician .
he was a member of the wisconsin state senate , representing wisconsin 's 1st senate district .
he was a member of the republican party .
ellis was born in topsham , maine , and later moved to peshtigo , wisconsin .
he worked as a superintendent for the peshtigo lumber company .
he also served as the local postmaster for a time , and also served on the town and county boards .
he died in peshtigo on november 21 , 1900 .
