Robert Stanton Ellis
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Robert Stanton Ellis CB
(also pronounced as Staunton) (1825–1877) was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council
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. On clearing the civil service examinations, Ellis moved to Madras in 1844.
. He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1872 to 1877 and as a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India until his death on October 9, 1877.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(also pronounced as Staunton) (1825–1877) was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
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Early life and education
Ellis was born in 1825 in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
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. On clearing the civil service examinations, Ellis moved to Madras in 1844.
Career
Ellis was put in the police department and served as Deputy Commissioner of Nagpur and Superintendent of Police during the Indian Rebellion. He served as Chief Secretary to the Madras government from 1870 to 1872 when he was nominated to the Madras Legislative CouncilMadras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
. He served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1872 to 1877 and as a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India until his death on October 9, 1877.