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- Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923 – February 2, 2016) was an American comedian and actor, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actress and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey Elliott. He is most remembered for the character of radio reporter Wally Ballou.
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One of the most fascinating documents in the annals of true crime is the memoir of Robert G. Elliott, executioner for six states, who, as he so dramatically states, has "thrown the switch which has hurled into eternity three hundred and eighty-seven occupants of the electric chair.
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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.
Twice elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Robert Brown Elliott is best known as a militant defender of equal rights for Black people and his reputation as an eloquent orator and charismatic leader.
Well educated and a gifted speaker, Robert B. Elliott rose to prominence in the Republican party following the Civil War. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina in the 42nd (1871–1873) and the 43rd Congresses (1873–1875).
Clergymen. Robert Elliott (chaplain) (before 1755–after 1809), Scots-Irish Presbyterian clergyman in the United States. Robert W. B. Elliott (1840–1887), Bishop of West Texas in the Episcopal Church.
