Richard Ellis (Massachusetts politician)
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Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.[1]
Ellis, along with Timothy Dwight, served as the agent of the Town when negotiating with King Phillip for title to the land today known as Wrentham, Massachusetts in 1660.[2] He served as a selectman for nine terms, beginning in 1673.[3]
References
- ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 106–107.
- ^ Dwight 1874, p. 103.
- ^ Worthington 1827, pp. 79–81.
Works cited
- Erastus Worthington (1827). The History of Dedham: From the Beginning of Its Settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. p. 1. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. p. 102. Retrieved September 9, 2019.