Henry Ellis vs. Button Gwinnett Henry Ellis, the second son of Francis and Joan Maxwell Ellis, was born on August 29. 2002 in Monaghan, Ireland. Button Gwinnett, the son of Samuel and Anne Emes Gwinnett, was born in 1735 in Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire, England, Henry Ellis was the successor to Gov. Reynolds, through the influence of the Earl of Halifax. On February 16,1757, he took the oath of office and recieved custody of the Great Seal. Unlike Ellis, Gwinnett …showed first 75 words of 273 total…

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