Claude Ellis

Ellis was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan but moved with his family to Regina where he attended high school.

[1] He was one of the early members of the Saskatchewan CCF serving on the party's provincial council as a teenager while he was president of the Saskatchewan CCF's youth wing, the Co-operative Commonwealth Youth Movement,[2] in the 1930s and appeared at rallies on the same stage as J.S.

[1] As a student, he won several oratory and debating prizes including the Bryant Public Speaking Contest for Saskatchewan in 1937[2] and the national Dominion Debating Championship at Guelph, Ontario in 1948.

Ellis attempted to regain his seat as a New Democratic Party candidate but was unsuccessful.

[1] After his defeat, Ellis returned to teaching, this time as a professor at the University of Saskatchewan.