Henry John Ellison (7 June 1813 – 25 December 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of the cricketer George Ellison, he was born at Westminster in June 1813.

After two decades holding positions at various curacies, Ellison founded the Church of England and Ireland Temperance Society in 1862.

Ellison was an honorary canon at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford from 1873 to 1894, in addition to being appointed an honorary chaplain to Queen Victoria in October 1875;[3] four years later he was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Victoria,[4] a post he held until his death in December 1899 at Canterbury, where he was also an honorary canon at Canterbury Cathedral.

[6] Ellison also made one first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Parker's Piece in 1835, making his highest first-class score of 22 in the match.