Robert B. Elliott

Robert Brown Elliott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874
Preceded bySolomon L. Hoge
Succeeded byLewis C. Carpenter
South Carolina Attorney General
In office
December 14, 1876 – May 29, 1877
GovernorContested between Daniel Henry Chamberlain and Wade Hampton III
Preceded bySamuel W. Melton
Succeeded byJames Conner
28th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
November 24, 1874 – April 14, 1876
GovernorFranklin I. Moses, Jr.
Daniel Henry Chamberlain
Preceded bySamuel J. Lee
Succeeded byWilliam 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(1842-08-11)August 11, 1842
Liverpool, England, U.K.
DiedAugust 9, 1884(1884-08-09) (aged 41)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Louis Cemetery No. 2
Political partyRepublican
Professionlawyer, civil servant
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service South Carolina National Guard
Years of service1869–1871
RankCommanding General
Battles/warsReconstruction

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.

  1. ^ "Mackey, Edmund William McGregor".