Ellis, William Marshall
William Marshall Ellis Soundex Code E420
William Marshall Ellis, building management;
born in: Garnett, Kansas, on Tuesday, August 1, 1871;
son of: Charles Gilbert Ellis and Julia F. Ellis, nee: Julia F. Hosley;
education: student Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, 1893-6;
University of Chicago, 1899-1901;
married: Marie Ellis, nee: Marie Hoover, of Greencastle, Indiana, on Monday, September 2, 1901.
Teacher, Lake Charles College, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1896-8,
Evansville High School, 1898-1903;
came to Chicago, June, 1903, as secretary of Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago, continuing 6 yrs.;
resigned, 1909, to become member of Thomas A. Hall & Company, real estate;
reorganized firm, 1916, under title of Hall & Ellis Real Estate, successors to Bryan Lathrop and Thomas A. Hall & Company, managers of office building. and central business property.
Clubs: Union League Club, City Club, Birchwood Country Club.
Recreations: tennis, baseball.
Office: 1675 Old Colony Building
Home: 1431 W. Jarvis Avenue.
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917; Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 24.
