James F. Ellis

James Fraser Ellis
MLA for Guysborough County
In office 1904–1920
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office 1912–1916
Preceded by	Edward Matthew Farrell
Succeeded by	Robert Irwin
Personal details
Born	June 11, 1870 Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
Died	April 3, 1937 Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	physician

James Fraser Ellis (June 11, 1870 – April 3, 1937) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1904 to 1920 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, the son of William Ellis and Margaret Fraser. He was educated at the Pictou Academy and Western University. Ellis set up practice at Sherbrooke. In 1901, he married Alice L. Stewart. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1904 by-election held after John Howard Sinclair was elected to the House of Commons. Ellis married Ethel Anderson in 1907, after the death of his first wife. He was named speaker for the provincial assembly in February, 1912, serving until 1916. Ellis served in the army medical corps during World War I. He was named to the Federal Pensions Board in 1920 and moved to Ottawa. He died there are the age of 66.

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