Andrew Ellison

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Andrew Ellison (1812 - 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in West Union, Ohio, Ellison attended the public schools. He studied law. He 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 State 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.

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• Andrew Ellison at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress