John Elliott (October 24, 1773 – August 9, 1827) was a United States senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.
John Elliott | |
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Tait |
| Succeeded by | John M. Berrien |
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| Born | October 24, 1773 Liberty County, Georgia |
| Died | August 9, 1827 (aged 53) Sunbury, Georgia, buried in Midway Cemetery, Midway, Georgia |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouses | Esther Dunwoody (m. 1795, divorced)Martha Stewart Bulloch Sr. (m. 1818) |
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Elliott graduated from Yale University in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law. He was elected to the Senate after holding several local offices.
Through his first wife Esther Dunwoody, he was the father of Hester Amarintha "Hettie" Elliott (1797–1831) and Corinne Elliott. Hettie was the first wife of Major James Stephens Bulloch (1793–1849) and mother of Civil War Confederate veteran James Dunwoody Bulloch (1823–1901).
Senator Elliott was also the first husband of Martha "Patsy" Stewart (1799—1864), daughter of General Daniel Stewart and Sarah Susannah Oswald. John and Patsy had four children:
- Susan Ann Elliott (1820–1895)
- Georgia Amanda Elliott (1822–1848)
- Charles William Elliott (September 1824 – c. 1825)
- Daniel Stewart "Dan" Elliott (1826–1861), Civil War Confederate casualty[1]
Around a year before Elliott's death, Isaiah Davenport built him a home at 204 East State Street in Savannah, Georgia. Later known as the Elliott–Huger House, it was demolished in 1932.[2]
After his death, Patsy married his son-in-law Major Bulloch on May 8, 1832, and had four children, including Martha "Mittie" Bulloch (1835–1884) and Civil War Confederate veteran Irvine Stephens Bulloch (1842–1898). Mittie was the mother of US President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Elliott Roosevelt (1860–1894), who was the father of First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962).
In 1820, he owned 115 slaves in Liberty County, Georgia.[3] In 1830, his estate owned 117 slaves.[4]