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Alexander Ellice (1743–1805) was a Scottish merchant, landowner and lawyer who made his fortune in the North American fur trade.
In 1777 Ellice’s investment in the fur trade of about £42,300 was by far the largest of any merchant based in the colony. That year he also stood security for other traders to the value of £84,500 and in 1778 to the value of £71,000.
22 de sept. de 2003 · Another young man Johnson assisted was Normand MacLeod, who by 1776 was working as a fur trader at Detroit. Johnson also gave work to James Phyn and Alexander Ellice, also Scottish emigrants, getting them to supply trade goods to military posts in the Great Lakes area.
Alexander, the eldest, formed a partnership with John Duncan and James Phyn, two local merchants, in 1766. Duncan had been active in the fur trade around the Mohawk valley, Niagara (near Youngstown, N.Y.), and Detroit; his new partners aggressively expanded the business into grain and general merchandise.
- Male
- May 23, 1743
- Ann (Russell) Ellice
- September 28, 1805
Another young man Johnson assisted was Normand MacLeod, who by 1776 was working as a fur trader at Detroit. Johnson also gave work to James Phyn and Alexander Ellice, also Scottish emigrants, getting them to supply trade goods to military posts in the Great Lakes area.
Ellice returned to North America and established Alexander Ellice and Company in Montreal in 1776. He became a major financier, supplier and middleman of the fur trade, amassing most of his fortune this way.
Alexander Ellice (3 October 1791 – 8 October 1853) was a British naval officer, and for four years Member of Parliament for the constituency of Harwich, Essex. He was thereafter Comptroller of the Steam Department at the Admiralty for a year.
