Wade H. Ellis
Wade Hampton Ellis | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office January 11, 1904 – November 6, 1908 | |
| Governor | Myron T. Herrick John M. Pattison |
| Preceded by | John M. Sheets |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses G. Denman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1866 Covington, Kentucky |
| Died | July 5, 1948 (aged 81) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dessie Corwin Chase |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University Miami University of Ohio |
Wade Hampton Ellis (December 31, 1866 – July 5, 1948) was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General (1904–1908), then Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States (1909–1911) and special counsel to the U.S. Department of Justice where he gained fame as a trust buster before resuming a private practice. The United States Supreme Court also appointed Ellis as special master in the case of Massachusetts v. New York. While splitting his time between Washington, D.C., and Cincinnati, Ohio, Ellis acquired and restored Rippon Lodge, which proved to be built by his ancestors and which a descendant placed on the National Register for Historic Places