Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.[1]

Ellis, along with Timothy Dwight, served as the agent of the Town when negotiating with King Phillip for title to the land today known as Wrentham, Massachusetts in 1660.[2][3] At the time he was a sergeant in the militia.[4] He served as a selectman for nine terms, beginning in 1673.[5] In 1661 he was elected as Town Clerk, but he refused to serve.[6]

References

  1. ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
  2. ^ Dwight 1874, p. 103.
  3. ^ Hanson 1976, p. 70-71.
  4. ^ Hanson 1976, p. 70.
  5. ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
  6. ^ Hanson 1976, p. 64.

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