Stewart Ellison | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1874 | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1834 |
| Died | October 24, 1899 (aged 65) |
Stewart Ellison (March 8, 1834 - October 24, 1899) was an American builder and state legislator in North Carolina.[1]
Biography
Ellison was born enslaved March 8, 1834 in Beaufort County, North Carolina. He was owned by Abner F. Neal.[1] He took up a carpentry apprenticeship at the age of thirteen with Marrs (Marse) Newton to serve for seven years. He learned to read and write in his free time.[1]
He was the builder of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Raleigh, North Carolina and was the carpenter for the North Carolina Hospital for the Insane on the site of the Dorothea Dix Hospital.[1]
He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 until 1874 and from 1879 until 1880.[2] He later worked as a janitor in a building he helped build and as a dining room attendant at the Yarborough House.[3]
Ellison died October 24, 1899 aged 65 after being in poor health for several years.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ellison, Stewart (1834-1899)".
- ↑ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom’s Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- 1 2 "Stewart Ellison Obit". The Morning Post. 25 October 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
