Elliot Johnson (politician)

Sir Elliot Johnson
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
14 June 1917 – 27 February 1923
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byWilliam Watt
In office
9 July 1913 – 7 October 1914
Preceded byCharles McDonald
Succeeded byCharles McDonald
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lang
In office
16 December 1903 – 17 November 1928
Preceded byFrancis McLean
Succeeded byWilliam Long
Personal details
Born(1862-04-10)10 April 1862
Newcastle, England
Died8 December 1932(1932-12-08) (aged 70)
Geelong, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor (early 1890s)
Free Trade (1903–1906)
Anti-Socialist (1906–09)
Liberal (1909–17)
Nationalist (from 1917)
Spouse
Marie McLachlan
(m. 1881)
OccupationSailor

Sir William Elliot Johnson KCMG (10 April 1862 – 8 December 1932) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the House of Representatives (1903–1928) and served non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House (1913–1914, 1917–1923). He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) during the early 1890s, but was a member of the anti-Labor parties throughout his tenure in parliament.