Thomas Flower Ellis
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Thomas Flower Ellis was an English law reporter.
Ellis was the son of Thomas Flower Ellis. Born in Walthamstow
, he was educated in Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated in 1818, and was elected a fellow in 1819. He was a brilliant scholar, though only a senior optime in the mathematical tripos. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn
, and was called to the bar in February 1824, and for some years went the northern circuit. Here he first became acquainted with Macaulay, and he remained Macaulay's close friend until his death. So attached were they, that when Macaulay went to India, Ellis wrote to him that, 'next to his wife, he was the person for whom he felt the most thorough attachment, and in whom he placed the most unlimited confidence.' In later life they visited the continent together every autumn, and he was an executor of Macaulay's will. After his friend died the light seemed to have gone out of Ellis's life, but he occupied himself in preparing for publication the posthumous collection of Macaulay's essays, in 1831 he was a commissioner under the Reform Bill to determine the boundaries of parliamentary boroughs in Wales. In early life he enjoyed a considerable practice. He was till his death attorney-general for the Duchy of Lancaster, and had 'Palatine silk;' and in 1839 he succeeded Armstrong as recorder of Leeds. He was, about 1830, a contributor to the Edinburgh Review
, was a member of the Useful Knowledge Society, and revised several of its publications. He is best known as part author of three excellent series of law reports: Adolphus and Ellis, 1835-42; Ellis and Blackburn, 1853-8; and Ellis and Ellis, published after his death.
He died at his house, 15 Bedford Place, Russell Square
, 5 April 1861. His wife died in March 1839; and he had two children, Francis and Marian. Robert Leslie Ellis
was his cousin.
Ellis was the son of Thomas Flower Ellis. Born in Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
, he was educated in Hackney and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated in 1818, and was elected a fellow in 1819. He was a brilliant scholar, though only a senior optime in the mathematical tripos. He became a member of Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, and was called to the bar in February 1824, and for some years went the northern circuit. Here he first became acquainted with Macaulay, and he remained Macaulay's close friend until his death. So attached were they, that when Macaulay went to India, Ellis wrote to him that, 'next to his wife, he was the person for whom he felt the most thorough attachment, and in whom he placed the most unlimited confidence.' In later life they visited the continent together every autumn, and he was an executor of Macaulay's will. After his friend died the light seemed to have gone out of Ellis's life, but he occupied himself in preparing for publication the posthumous collection of Macaulay's essays, in 1831 he was a commissioner under the Reform Bill to determine the boundaries of parliamentary boroughs in Wales. In early life he enjoyed a considerable practice. He was till his death attorney-general for the Duchy of Lancaster, and had 'Palatine silk;' and in 1839 he succeeded Armstrong as recorder of Leeds. He was, about 1830, a contributor to the Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh Review
The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802, was one of the most influential British magazines of the 19th century. It ceased publication in 1929. The magazine took its Latin motto judex damnatur ubi nocens absolvitur from Publilius Syrus.In 1984, the Scottish cultural magazine New Edinburgh Review,...
, was a member of the Useful Knowledge Society, and revised several of its publications. He is best known as part author of three excellent series of law reports: Adolphus and Ellis, 1835-42; Ellis and Blackburn, 1853-8; and Ellis and Ellis, published after his death.
He died at his house, 15 Bedford Place, Russell Square
Russell Square
Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. To the north is Woburn Place and to the south-east is Southampton Row...
, 5 April 1861. His wife died in March 1839; and he had two children, Francis and Marian. Robert Leslie Ellis
Robert Leslie Ellis
Robert Leslie Ellis was an English polymath, remembered principally as a mathematician and editor of the works of Francis Bacon....
was his cousin.