Harris Ellsworth was an American newspaperman and politician who served as a congressman from Oregon before becoming chairman of the US Civil Service Commission. He served six terms as a Republican congressman from 1943 to 1957 and had previously served for two years in the Oregon Senate. Harris Ellsworth was born in Washington and later moved to Oregon, where he attended school and graduated with a journalism degree. He worked in the newspaper and lumber industries, and eventually became the editor and publisher of The Roseburg News-Review. He played a role in bringing a Veteran's Administration hospital and a radio station to Roseburg. Harris Ellsworth began his political career in 1941 when he was appointed to the Oregon State Senate. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1942 and served for seven terms. Ellsworth sat on the House Appropriations Committee and House Rules Committee. He was narrowly defeated in the 1956 election but was later appointed by President Eisenhower to serve as chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission for two years. After leaving politics, Ellsworth returned to his newspaper business and worked as a real estate broker. He retired in Albuquerque, New Mexico and passed away in 1986. He was buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Albuquerque.

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