John Elliott (Georgia politician)

John Elliott
United States Senator from Georgia
In office March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1825
Preceded by	Charles Tait
Succeeded by	John M. Berrien
Personal details
Born	(1773-10-24)October 24, 1773 Liberty County, Georgia
Died	August 9, 1827(1827-08-09) (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)​
Children	Hester Amarintha Elliott Corinne Elliott Susan Ann Elliott Georgia Amanda Elliott Charles William Elliott Daniel Stewart Elliott

John Elliott (October 24, 1773 – August 9, 1827) was a United States senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.

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]

References

1. Gary L. McKay, Walter E. Wilson (2012). James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc.
2. Spracher, Luciana M. (2003). Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-1487-1.
3. 1820 United States Census, United States census, 1820; Liberty County, Georgia;. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.
4. 1830 United States Census, United States census, 1830; Liberty County, Georgia;. Retrieved on 6 March 2016.

External links

• Congressional biography
• John Elliott at Find a Grave

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Charles Tait	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Georgia 1819–1825 Served alongside: Freeman Walker, Nicholas Ware, Thomas W. Cobb	Succeeded by John M. Berrien