Price Ellison
Price Ellison | |
|---|---|
 British Columbia, Vanity Fair, 1911 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1903–1916 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Okanagan |
| In office 1898–1903 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Graham |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Yale-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1852 |
| Died | December 10, 1932 (aged 80) Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
| Spouse |
Sophia Christine Johnson
(m. 1884) |
| Occupation |
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Price Ellison (October 6, 1852[1] – December 10, 1932[2]) was an English-born blacksmith, farmer, rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Yale-East from 1898 to 1903 and Okanagan from 1903 to 1916 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Early life and career
[edit]He was born in Dunham, Cheshire, the son of James Ellison and Ellen Fearnaught, and was educated in Manchester. Ellison entered the blacksmith and hardware business.[3] In 1873, he came to the United States, travelling from Boston to California. Ellison settled in Vernon, British Columbia in 1876. After not meeting much success at mining, he again worked as a blacksmith for a time in Vernon. Ellison then purchased a farm, where he grew wheat and raised livestock.[3]
Political career
[edit]He served in the provincial cabinet as Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and then as Minister of Finance and Agriculture. He became known as the Honourable Price Ellison.[4] He also served as deputy speaker of the Legislature. Ellison was defeated when he ran for re-election to the assembly in 1916 and again in 1924.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 1884, he married Sophia Christine Johnson, the first school teacher in Vernon.[5]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died in Vernon at the age of 81.[2]
Ellison Provincial Park was named in his honour. In 1910, as Commissioner of Lands and Works, Ellison travelled with a group of surveyors who established the boundaries for Strathcona Provincial Park, the first provincial park in British Columbia.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Richard, George (Summer 1998). "Price Ellison: A Gilded Man in British Columbia's Gilded Age" (PDF). British Columbia Historical News. 3 (3): 8–15. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved August 22, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Kerr, John Blaine (1890). "Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians with a historical sketch". Vancouver: Kerr & Begg. p. 160.
- ^ Ellison, Price (4 Nov 1911). "Public Inquiries Act". Cumberland, B.C., Canada: The Islander. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Ellison, Price". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Ellison Park". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
External links
[edit]- "Price Ellison". BC Archives.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Sophie Ellison fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved August 23, 2011.