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Around he is believed to have married Grace Lee Rollin, a member of a distinguished Charleston free black family. The couple had no children. In Elliott, Jonathan J. Elliott soon after turned to politics. He was an adept orator and first entered the political spotlight as a delegate to the constitutional convention. That same year he was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor but was elected to the state House of Representatives from Barnwell County.

Serving in the House from toElliott chaired the committee on railroads and sat on the committee on privileges and elections. The first full-blooded man of color elected to Congress, Elliott took his seat in the U. House of Representatives on March 4, He continued to be involved in politics, working on then-Treasury Secretary John Sherman's campaign for President inand was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

In January he was part of a black delegation that met with President James Garfield to protest the lack of civil and political rights in the South. Inhe was appointed a customs inspector for the Treasury Department in Charleston, South Carolina. He contracted malaria while working in that capacity on a trip to Florida. Inhe was transferred to New Orleans, and in he was dismissed.

In New Orleans he again attempted to practice law, but found few clients. Impoverished, he died in New Orleans on August 9, Robert Brown Elliott abt. Robert Brown Elliott. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]. Profile last modified 18 Apr Created 8 Mar He lost that post the next spring. In failing health, Elliott tried to practice in the courts of New Orleans with little success and died at age 42 in the summer of He is interred in St.

Louis Cemetery No. Lewis Burke. Beatty — Harold R. Finney, Jr. Lee — Henry J. Perry, Jr. Swails — William J. Whipper — Jonathan Jasper Wright Robert Brown Elliott — It is believed that Elliott was born in England on August 11,but he claimed to have been born in Boston and educated in England. Brown, Millicent Ellison. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, Foner, Eric.

Early life and education [ edit ]. Career [ edit ]. Legacy [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Brock Spring Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising. University of Houston. Archived from the original on September 5, Retrieved August 27, March 24, Retrieved August 9, Further reading [ edit ]. External links [ edit ]. Solomon L.

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