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Authorised form of nameEllis; Sir; Henry (1777 - 1855); diplomat
Dates1777 - 1855
Date of birth1777
Place of deathBrighton, Sussex
Date of death28 September 1855
OccupationDiplomat
ActivityCareer:
Served with the HEIC (for 6 years); Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim, Persia (1814-1815); Third Commissioner in William Pitt's embassy to China (1816); published account of journey to China (1817); MP for Boston (1820-1821); Commissioner of Customs (1824-1825); Clerk of the Pells (1825-1834); Commissioner of the Board of Control (1830-1835); Privy Councillor (1832) Ambassador to Persia (1835)
Honours:
KCB 1848
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/02/1819
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA5201
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1818/24Ellis, Sir Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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