Ellis Cunliffe Lister

Who was Ellis Cunliffe Lister?

Ellis Cunliffe Lister-Kay was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841.

Lister-Kay was born as Ellis Cunliffe, the son of John Cunliffe of the ancient, wealthy mill-owning Cunliffe family of Addingham. In 1809 his name was legally changed to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister under will of his first wife's uncle, Samuel Lister. He built and leased four mills in Bradford including Red Beck Mill at Shipley in 1817. He was a J.P.

At the 1832 UK general election Lister was elected Member of Parliament for Bradford. He held the seat until 1841.

By 1837 Lister had erected Manningham Mill at Manningham, Bradford for his two sons. Lister lived at Manningham Hall. In 1842 he changed his name to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister-Kay under the will of his second wife's father, William Kay.

Lister died at the age of 79.

Lister married, firstly, Ruth Myers Lister on 1 April 1795. In 1809, he married, Mary Kay, daughter of William Kay as his second wife. He married, thirdly, Eliza Mellifont Talbot, daughter of Richard Talbot, in 1844. He had sons John and Samuel.