▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁West ▁Union , ▁Ohio , ▁Ell ison ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Adams ▁County , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Ge or get own , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Ell ison ▁was ▁elected ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Brown ▁County ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Ell ison ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - third ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 5 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁the ▁Th irty - four th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West ▁Union , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Oh io ▁Democr ats ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ge or get own , ▁Ohio ▁Category