Surname: Ellis Forename(s): Henry b. 1 September 1788. d. 28 September 1855. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Diplomat and poet. Began working for the East India Company in 1805. Travelled several
times for diplomatic missions. Elected MP for Boston, Lincolnshire and was made deputy
colonial secretary and commissioner of stamps in Cape Town in 1820. Married Louisa
Amelia Wilson on 10 June 1820. Returned to England in 1824. Employed in several other
diplomatic missions in Persia, Brazil, and Brussels. Made Knight Commander in the
Order of the Bath (1848). Biographical information: ODNB. (KH, CC)