Ellis H. Roberts

Ellis H. Roberts
20th Treasurer of the United States
In office July 1, 1897 – June 30, 1905
President	William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	D.N. Morgan
Succeeded by	Charles H. Treat
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st & 22nd district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Alexander H. Bailey, William E. Lansing
Succeeded by	Clinton L. Merriam, George A. Bagley
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Oneida County, 2nd district
In office January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1867
Preceded by	Alva Penny
Succeeded by	Alanson B. Cady
Personal details
Born	September 30, 1827 Utica, New York, U.S.
Died	January 8, 1918 (aged 90) Utica, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican

Ellis Henry Roberts (September 30, 1827 – January 8, 1918) was a United States Representative from New York and 20th Treasurer of the United States.

Roberts was born in Utica, Oneida County, New York on September 30, 1827. He attended the common schools and the Whitestown Seminary and graduated from Yale College in 1850, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi^[1] and Skull and Bones.^[2]:270 He served as principal of Utica Free Academy in 1850 and 1851 and became editor and proprietor of the Utica Morning Herald 1851 - 1889. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1864, 1868, and 1876; and a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 2nd D.) in 1867.

Ellis H. Roberts, circa 1913

Roberts was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; resumed his former newspaper activities in Utica, N.Y.; Assistant Treasurer of the United States 1889 - 1893; president of the Franklin National Bank of New York City 1893 - 1897; appointed Treasurer of the United States on July 1, 1897, and served until June 30, 1905, when he resigned; again engaged in banking; died in Utica, New York, January 8, 1918; interment in Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.

References

1. New York Times (1890). The Alpha Delta Phi Club. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
2. Gates, Merrill Edwards (1906). Men of mark in America: ideals of American life told in biographies of eminent living Americans. Men of Mark Publishing Company. Retrieved March 26, 2011.

External links

• United States Congress. "Ellis H. Roberts (id: R000310)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Men of Mark in America Biography
• Ellis H. Roberts at Find a Grave