Robert Brown Elliott | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon L. Hoge |
| Succeeded by | Lewis C. Carpenter |
| South Carolina Attorney General | |
| In office December 14, 1876 – May 29, 1877 | |
| Governor | Contested between Daniel Henry Chamberlain and Wade Hampton III |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Melton |
| Succeeded by | James Conner |
| 28th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office November 24, 1874 – April 14, 1876 | |
| Governor | Franklin I. Moses, Jr. Daniel Henry Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. Lee |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Wallace / Edmund William McGregor Mackey disputed[1] |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Aiken County | |
| In office November 24, 1874 – April 14, 1876 | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County | |
| In office November 24, 1868 – March 1, 1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1842 Liverpool, England, U.K. |
| Died | August 9, 1884 (aged 41) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | lawyer, civil servant |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  South Carolina National Guard |
| Years of service | 1869–1871 |
| Rank | Commanding General |
| Battles/wars | Reconstruction |
Robert Brown Elliott (August 11, 1842 – August 9, 1884) was a British-born American politician of British Afro-Caribbean ethnic background. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1871 to 1874.