Clyde T. Ellis
| Clyde T. Ellis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Claude A. Fuller |
| Succeeded by | J. William Fulbright |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
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In office 1935-1939 |
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| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1933-1935 |
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| Personal details | |
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December 21, 1908 near Garfield, Arkansas |
| Died | February 9, 1980 (aged 71) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Izella Baker Ellis |
| Residence | Garfield, Arkansas |
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville American University George Washington University |
| Occupation | politician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Clyde Taylor Ellis (December 21, 1908 – February 9, 1980) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Born on a farm near Garfield, Arkansas, Ellis was the son of Cecil Oscar and Minerva Jane Taylor Ellis. He attended the public schools of Fayetteville, Arkansas. He also attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville from which he received a B.S.; the school of law at the same university; as well as George Washington University Law School and American University in Washington, D.C.. He married Izella Baker on December 20, 1931, and they had two daughters, Patricia Suzanne Ellis Marti and Mary Lynn Ellis Duty.
Ellis was a teacher in the rural schools at Garfield, Arkansas in 1927 and 1928; then Superintendent of Schools at Garfield, Arkansas from 1929 to 1934. Admitted to the bar in 1933, he commenced practice at Bentonville, Arkansas. He served in the State House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935, and as member of the State Senate from 1935 to 1939. He was a delegate to the Democrat National Convention in 1940.
Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress, Ellis was reelected to the Seventy-seventh Congress, and served from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1942 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
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