James L. Ellis (October 28, 1928-April 10 2017) was a U.S. Navy carrier pilot and state legislator in California. He served in the California Assembly and California Senate. [1] He served in Vietnam. He was a Republican. [2]
He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved with his family to Colorado. He attended Western State College and Colorado A&M College before teaining to become a Navy pulot. He married Barbara Gilligan and had four children. [1] A Republican, he represented an area around San Diego. [1]
He served in the California Assembly from 1977-1980 and in the California Senate from 1981-1988. The California State Archives have a collection of his papers. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Inventory of the James L. Ellis Papers". oac.cdlib.org.
- ^ "Former City Council member, state legislator Jim Ellis dies". 13 April 2017.
James L. Ellis (October 28, 1928-April 10 2017) was a U.S. Navy carrier pilot and state legislator in California. He served in the California Assembly and California Senate. [1] He served in Vietnam. He was a Republican. [2]
He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and moved with his family to Colorado. He attended Western State College and Colorado A&M College before teaining to become a Navy pulot. He married Barbara Gilligan and had four children. [1] A Republican, he represented an area around San Diego. [1]
He served in the California Assembly from 1977-1980 and in the California Senate from 1981-1988. The California State Archives have a collection of his papers. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Inventory of the James L. Ellis Papers". oac.cdlib.org.
- ^ "Former City Council member, state legislator Jim Ellis dies". 13 April 2017.