Andrew Ellison Explained

Andrew Ellison
State1:Ohio
Term Start1:March 4, 1853
Term End1:March 3, 1855
Preceded1:Frederick W. Green
Succeeded1:Jonas R. Emrie
Office2:Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Term2:1846
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:c. 1812
Birth Place:West Union, Ohio

Andrew Ellison (c. 1812ca. 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1853 to 1855.

Biography

Born in West Union, Ohio, Ellison attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in Adams County, Ohio, in August 1835 and commenced practice in Georgetown, Ohio, the same year.

Ellison was elected prosecuting attorney of Brown County and served from 1840 to 1843. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1846.

Ellison was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died about 1860.