James Ellis (2 October 1829 – 1901) was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892.
Ellis was born in Glenfield, Leicestershire, the son of Joseph Ellis and his wife Hannah Shipley, daughter of John Shipley.
[1] By 1881 Ellis had been elected as Chairman of South Leicestershire Liberal Association[2] He was Liberal candidate for Bosworth at the 1885 general election and was returned as Member of Parliament.
[3] On 25 June 1888 he announced he would be standing down at the next election at a meeting of the Bosworth Divisional Liberal Association in Hinckley[4] Ellis was described as a Gladstonian Liberal by inclination.
[1] Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Ellis