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Edward Ellice was the son of Alexander and Anne Ellice. He was nicknamed "The Bear" for his financial achievements. His father had a successful fur trading company that Edward began working at as a clerk. After his father's death in 1805, he assumed control of the estate and commercial empire. He became a prominent merchant-banker and was successful in trading furs, sugar, cotton and other merchandise. After many fur companies merged, Ellice became a director of the Hudson's Bay Company. Along with his in the market, he was also a successful absentee landlord. In 1809 he married Lady Hannah Bettesworth. After her death, he married Lady Anne Amelia Leicester.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 26, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, May 28, 1859

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Edward Ellice was the son of Alexander and Anne Ellice. He was nicknamed "The Bear" for his financial achievements. His father had a successful fur trading company that Edward began working at as a clerk. After his father's death in 1805, he assumed control of the estate and commercial empire. He became a prominent merchant-banker and was successful in trading furs, sugar, cotton and other merchandise. After many fur companies merged, Ellice became a director of the Hudson's Bay Company. Along with his in the market, he was also a successful absentee landlord. In 1809 he married Lady Hannah Bettesworth. After her death, he married Lady Anne Amelia Leicester.

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http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ellice_edward_9E.html
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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James M. Colthart
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Author of Article: James M. Colthart Title of Article: ELLICE, EDWARD Publication Name: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9 Publisher: University of Toronto/Université Laval Year of publication: 1976 Access Date: February 25, 2019
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Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 February 2019), memorial page for Edward “The Bear” Ellice (12 Sep 1783–17 Sep 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 147411922, citing Tornacarry Burial Grounds, Invergarry, Highland, Scotland ; Maintained by Jim Hunt (contributor 47008269) .