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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.
Jun 4, 2008 · Robert Brown Elliott, Reconstruction-era Congressman, was born in 1842 in Liverpool, England. He attended High Holborn Academy in London, England and then studied law, graduating from Eton College in 1859. From there he joined the British Royal Navy.
On Jan. 6, 1874, Congressperson Robert B. Elliott of South Carolina gave a speech to advocate for the Civil Rights Act. Elliott was a lawyer and commanded the South Carolina National Guard to protect Black citizens from the KKK.
May 17, 2016 · Elliott’s political career ended following the controversial election of 1876 and the return of the Democratic Party to power in South Carolina. He spent most of his later years as an outspoken, controversial Republican Party leader frustrated at the loss of federal support for black civil rights.
Contents. Robert Brown Elliott. American politician. Learn about this topic in these articles: history of African Americans. In African Americans: Reconstruction and after. Among the ablest were Robert B. Elliott of South Carolina and John R. Lynch of Mississippi.
Mar 9, 2023 · Robert Brown Elliot was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1871. Elliott was the second African American from South Carolina elected to Congress. J.H. Rainey preceded him by a few months and Robert DeLarge joined him the Forty-Second Congress in 1871.
One of the South's most brilliant political organizers during Reconstruction, Robert B. Elliott (1842-1884) appears to have been born in Liverpool, England, of West Indian parents and was educated in England, graduating from Eton College in 1859. He came to Boston on an English naval vessel shortly after the Civil War.
