widowed, son of James Ellison and Martha Cowgill, husband of Clara Fout Ellison
d. cert 9057
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Judge James Ellison, Jr., is the son of Judge James Ellison, of Canton, Lewis Co., Mo. He was born in Monticello, Mo., on the 12th of July, 1848, and educated at the Christian University, Canton, Mo., and at the Christian Brothers’ College, St. Louis, Mo. He read law with his father, and commenced the practice at Kirksville, Mo., at eighteen years of age, with his brother, Andrew Ellison. In 1872 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Adair County without opposition, a position he filled with eminent success. In 1884 he was chosen as presidential elector for the First Congressional District, attracting general attention by his fair and forcible discussion of the great issues before the people. In the fall of 1872 he was married to Miss Clara Fout, of Virginia. All his life he has been a Democrat, and by the wisdom and discretion of his counsel is looked upon as a wise and safe leader. Early in life he united with the Christian Church. At the bar he had few equals of his age; his logic and power of analysis was almost irresistible. In a moment he seemed to grasp the strong points of his case, which he presented with a force and earnestness that seldom failed to impress his hearers. Always honest and fair himself, he had little or no patience with the selfishness and trickery of others. As an advocate he ranked high, frequently rising to real eloquence, though never seeming to attempt it. Generous and charitable without extravagance, he accumulated a competency in his practice, which was always a large and lucrative one. Personally he possessed the confidence of all good men; his greatest ambition was to become worthy of it. In 1884 the appointment as one of the judges of the court of appeals, at Kansas City, was tendered him by Gov. Crittenden, which he accepted. He was chosen for his known fitness for the position. Time has vindicated the propriety and wisdom of the selection. In the two and a half years he has served upon the bench his career has been one of steady and successful growth. There the same clearness, logic, strength and fidelity to truth and principle characterize all his opinions, and, though surrounded by able associates, he leaves the impress of his mind upon the jurisprudence of the State. In a word he is one of the strong, growing and good men of the State.
The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co.
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Judge James Ellison.
Judge Ellison is a native Missourian, and was born at Monticello, Lewis County, July 12, 1848. In his early boyhood he came to Adair County with his brother, the late Judge Andrew Ellison. He attended the public schools here and the Christian University at Canton, Mo., also taking a course at Christian Brothers' College at St. Louis. He then read law and was admitted to the bar at Kirksville in 1867. He entered at once into the active practice and soon came to be recognized as one of the ablest attorneys of the state. He served as prosecuting attorney of Adair County, being elected in 1874, and was also presidential elector in 1884, when Cleveland was elected President. In November of that year he was appointed Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals and elected to that same office in 1888. In 1896 he was renominated and re-elected for a full term. Again in 1908 he received that same honor, and is therefore still a member of one of Missouri's higher legal tribunals.
Judge Ellison is married and lives at Kansas City, although he still regards Kirksville as his home.
Judge Ellison is one of the greatest of a family of great lawyers. He has written many important opinions since he has been on the bench, and they are regarded as models of true legal exposition. Few, if any, lawyers in the State are more highly regarded as citizens or more sincerely admired for the legal acumen and wide and deep knowledge. It is believed by those who have watched his career that even greater honors are yet in store for him.
History of Adair County, 1911
By Eugene Morrow Violette
PP 468-470
d. cert 9057
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Judge James Ellison, Jr., is the son of Judge James Ellison, of Canton, Lewis Co., Mo. He was born in Monticello, Mo., on the 12th of July, 1848, and educated at the Christian University, Canton, Mo., and at the Christian Brothers’ College, St. Louis, Mo. He read law with his father, and commenced the practice at Kirksville, Mo., at eighteen years of age, with his brother, Andrew Ellison. In 1872 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Adair County without opposition, a position he filled with eminent success. In 1884 he was chosen as presidential elector for the First Congressional District, attracting general attention by his fair and forcible discussion of the great issues before the people. In the fall of 1872 he was married to Miss Clara Fout, of Virginia. All his life he has been a Democrat, and by the wisdom and discretion of his counsel is looked upon as a wise and safe leader. Early in life he united with the Christian Church. At the bar he had few equals of his age; his logic and power of analysis was almost irresistible. In a moment he seemed to grasp the strong points of his case, which he presented with a force and earnestness that seldom failed to impress his hearers. Always honest and fair himself, he had little or no patience with the selfishness and trickery of others. As an advocate he ranked high, frequently rising to real eloquence, though never seeming to attempt it. Generous and charitable without extravagance, he accumulated a competency in his practice, which was always a large and lucrative one. Personally he possessed the confidence of all good men; his greatest ambition was to become worthy of it. In 1884 the appointment as one of the judges of the court of appeals, at Kansas City, was tendered him by Gov. Crittenden, which he accepted. He was chosen for his known fitness for the position. Time has vindicated the propriety and wisdom of the selection. In the two and a half years he has served upon the bench his career has been one of steady and successful growth. There the same clearness, logic, strength and fidelity to truth and principle characterize all his opinions, and, though surrounded by able associates, he leaves the impress of his mind upon the jurisprudence of the State. In a word he is one of the strong, growing and good men of the State.
The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co.
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Judge James Ellison.
Judge Ellison is a native Missourian, and was born at Monticello, Lewis County, July 12, 1848. In his early boyhood he came to Adair County with his brother, the late Judge Andrew Ellison. He attended the public schools here and the Christian University at Canton, Mo., also taking a course at Christian Brothers' College at St. Louis. He then read law and was admitted to the bar at Kirksville in 1867. He entered at once into the active practice and soon came to be recognized as one of the ablest attorneys of the state. He served as prosecuting attorney of Adair County, being elected in 1874, and was also presidential elector in 1884, when Cleveland was elected President. In November of that year he was appointed Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals and elected to that same office in 1888. In 1896 he was renominated and re-elected for a full term. Again in 1908 he received that same honor, and is therefore still a member of one of Missouri's higher legal tribunals.
Judge Ellison is married and lives at Kansas City, although he still regards Kirksville as his home.
Judge Ellison is one of the greatest of a family of great lawyers. He has written many important opinions since he has been on the bench, and they are regarded as models of true legal exposition. Few, if any, lawyers in the State are more highly regarded as citizens or more sincerely admired for the legal acumen and wide and deep knowledge. It is believed by those who have watched his career that even greater honors are yet in store for him.
History of Adair County, 1911
By Eugene Morrow Violette
PP 468-470
widowed, son of James Ellison and Martha Cowgill, husband of Clara Fout Ellison
d. cert 9057
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Judge James Ellison, Jr., is the son of Judge James Ellison, of Canton, Lewis Co., Mo. He was born in Monticello, Mo., on the 12th of July, 1848, and educated at the Christian University, Canton, Mo., and at the Christian Brothers’ College, St. Louis, Mo. He read law with his father, and commenced the practice at Kirksville, Mo., at eighteen years of age, with his brother, Andrew Ellison. In 1872 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Adair County without opposition, a position he filled with eminent success. In 1884 he was chosen as presidential elector for the First Congressional District, attracting general attention by his fair and forcible discussion of the great issues before the people. In the fall of 1872 he was married to Miss Clara Fout, of Virginia. All his life he has been a Democrat, and by the wisdom and discretion of his counsel is looked upon as a wise and safe leader. Early in life he united with the Christian Church. At the bar he had few equals of his age; his logic and power of analysis was almost irresistible. In a moment he seemed to grasp the strong points of his case, which he presented with a force and earnestness that seldom failed to impress his hearers. Always honest and fair himself, he had little or no patience with the selfishness and trickery of others. As an advocate he ranked high, frequently rising to real eloquence, though never seeming to attempt it. Generous and charitable without extravagance, he accumulated a competency in his practice, which was always a large and lucrative one. Personally he possessed the confidence of all good men; his greatest ambition was to become worthy of it. In 1884 the appointment as one of the judges of the court of appeals, at Kansas City, was tendered him by Gov. Crittenden, which he accepted. He was chosen for his known fitness for the position. Time has vindicated the propriety and wisdom of the selection. In the two and a half years he has served upon the bench his career has been one of steady and successful growth. There the same clearness, logic, strength and fidelity to truth and principle characterize all his opinions, and, though surrounded by able associates, he leaves the impress of his mind upon the jurisprudence of the State. In a word he is one of the strong, growing and good men of the State.
The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co.
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Judge James Ellison.
Judge Ellison is a native Missourian, and was born at Monticello, Lewis County, July 12, 1848. In his early boyhood he came to Adair County with his brother, the late Judge Andrew Ellison. He attended the public schools here and the Christian University at Canton, Mo., also taking a course at Christian Brothers' College at St. Louis. He then read law and was admitted to the bar at Kirksville in 1867. He entered at once into the active practice and soon came to be recognized as one of the ablest attorneys of the state. He served as prosecuting attorney of Adair County, being elected in 1874, and was also presidential elector in 1884, when Cleveland was elected President. In November of that year he was appointed Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals and elected to that same office in 1888. In 1896 he was renominated and re-elected for a full term. Again in 1908 he received that same honor, and is therefore still a member of one of Missouri's higher legal tribunals.
Judge Ellison is married and lives at Kansas City, although he still regards Kirksville as his home.
Judge Ellison is one of the greatest of a family of great lawyers. He has written many important opinions since he has been on the bench, and they are regarded as models of true legal exposition. Few, if any, lawyers in the State are more highly regarded as citizens or more sincerely admired for the legal acumen and wide and deep knowledge. It is believed by those who have watched his career that even greater honors are yet in store for him.
History of Adair County, 1911
By Eugene Morrow Violette
PP 468-470
d. cert 9057
------------
Judge James Ellison, Jr., is the son of Judge James Ellison, of Canton, Lewis Co., Mo. He was born in Monticello, Mo., on the 12th of July, 1848, and educated at the Christian University, Canton, Mo., and at the Christian Brothers’ College, St. Louis, Mo. He read law with his father, and commenced the practice at Kirksville, Mo., at eighteen years of age, with his brother, Andrew Ellison. In 1872 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Adair County without opposition, a position he filled with eminent success. In 1884 he was chosen as presidential elector for the First Congressional District, attracting general attention by his fair and forcible discussion of the great issues before the people. In the fall of 1872 he was married to Miss Clara Fout, of Virginia. All his life he has been a Democrat, and by the wisdom and discretion of his counsel is looked upon as a wise and safe leader. Early in life he united with the Christian Church. At the bar he had few equals of his age; his logic and power of analysis was almost irresistible. In a moment he seemed to grasp the strong points of his case, which he presented with a force and earnestness that seldom failed to impress his hearers. Always honest and fair himself, he had little or no patience with the selfishness and trickery of others. As an advocate he ranked high, frequently rising to real eloquence, though never seeming to attempt it. Generous and charitable without extravagance, he accumulated a competency in his practice, which was always a large and lucrative one. Personally he possessed the confidence of all good men; his greatest ambition was to become worthy of it. In 1884 the appointment as one of the judges of the court of appeals, at Kansas City, was tendered him by Gov. Crittenden, which he accepted. He was chosen for his known fitness for the position. Time has vindicated the propriety and wisdom of the selection. In the two and a half years he has served upon the bench his career has been one of steady and successful growth. There the same clearness, logic, strength and fidelity to truth and principle characterize all his opinions, and, though surrounded by able associates, he leaves the impress of his mind upon the jurisprudence of the State. In a word he is one of the strong, growing and good men of the State.
The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co.
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Judge James Ellison.
Judge Ellison is a native Missourian, and was born at Monticello, Lewis County, July 12, 1848. In his early boyhood he came to Adair County with his brother, the late Judge Andrew Ellison. He attended the public schools here and the Christian University at Canton, Mo., also taking a course at Christian Brothers' College at St. Louis. He then read law and was admitted to the bar at Kirksville in 1867. He entered at once into the active practice and soon came to be recognized as one of the ablest attorneys of the state. He served as prosecuting attorney of Adair County, being elected in 1874, and was also presidential elector in 1884, when Cleveland was elected President. In November of that year he was appointed Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals and elected to that same office in 1888. In 1896 he was renominated and re-elected for a full term. Again in 1908 he received that same honor, and is therefore still a member of one of Missouri's higher legal tribunals.
Judge Ellison is married and lives at Kansas City, although he still regards Kirksville as his home.
Judge Ellison is one of the greatest of a family of great lawyers. He has written many important opinions since he has been on the bench, and they are regarded as models of true legal exposition. Few, if any, lawyers in the State are more highly regarded as citizens or more sincerely admired for the legal acumen and wide and deep knowledge. It is believed by those who have watched his career that even greater honors are yet in store for him.
History of Adair County, 1911
By Eugene Morrow Violette
PP 468-470
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