Name Edward Ellice | ||
Captain Edward Charles Ellice (1 January 1858 – 21 February 1934) was Liberal MP for St Andrews Burghs.
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Background
He was cousin and heir of Edward Ellice (1810–1880), a previous MP for the constituency. He was also deputy-director of the Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway.
Military career
Ellice was commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in October 1877, and promoted to captain on 5 August 1886. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he joined Lord Lovat′s Corps as a captain of mounted infantry on 21 February 1900. The corps was raised by Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat and served in South Africa through the war.
Political career
Ellice was elected at the St Andrews Burghs by-election, 1903, gaining the seat from the Liberal Unionists. He sought re-election at the 1906 General Election but was narrowly defeated.