'In 1892, as a Liberal, he contested unsuccessfully the Toxteth division of Liverpool; but, in the general election of 1895, he was elected Liberal member for Anglesey - a seat he held until 1918 when he was defeated by Sir Owen Thomas, the Labour candidate. In 1912 he was elected chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Party in succession to Sir Alfred Thomas, who had been elevated to the House of Lords as lord Pontypridd. In the same year he was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Home Office and took a prominent part in steering the Welsh Disestablishment Bill through the House of Commons. He resigned in 1915. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1914 and was created a baronet in 1918.' -- Edward Morgan Humphreys

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Humphreys, E. M., (1959). ELLIS-GRIFFITH, Sir ELLIS (JONES) (1860 - 1926), barrister and M.P.. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 23 Oct 2024, from https://biography.wales/article/s-ELLI-JON-1860