Douglas Hemphill Elliott: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|American politician (1921–1960)}}

| name = Douglas Elliott

| birth_name = Douglas Hemphill Elliott

| image = Douglas Hemphill Elliott.jpeg

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1921|06|03}}

| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U,S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1960|06|19|1921|06|03}}

| death_place = [[Horse Valley, Pennsylvania]], U.S.

| state = [[Pennsylvania]]

| district = [[Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district|18th]]

| term_start = April 26, 1960

| term_end = June 19, 1960

| preceded = [[Richard M. Simpson|Richard Simpson]]

| succeeded = [[J. Irving Whalley|Irving Whalley]]

| state_senate2 = Pennsylvania

| district2 = [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 33|33rd]]

| term_start2 = January 1, 1957<ref name=Succession>{{cite book|editor=Sharon Trostle| title = The Pennsylvania Manual| publisher = [[Pennsylvania Department of General Services]] | year = 2009| location = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]| url = http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_8486_1294_244739_43/http%3B/pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_general_government_operations/dgs/community_content/publications_and_media_services/subcommunities/publications/portlets/pa_manual___home/vol_119___entire_manual.pdf| volume = 119| isbn = 978-0-8182-0334-3}}</ref>

| term_end2 = May 4, 1960<ref>{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title =Pennsylvania Senate- 1959–1960|url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/143S.pdf|work=Pennsylvania State Legislature: Members, Districts and Party Affiliations by Session, 1790 - 2004|publisher=Wiles University|access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref>

| preceded2 = [[Donald P. McPherson, Jr.|Donald McPherson, Jr.]]

| succeeded2 = [[D. Elmer Hawbaker|Elmer Hawbaker]]

| constituency2 =

| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| spouse = Rachell Ella Peirson

| children =

| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}

| battles = [[World War II]]

== Early life and education ==

Elliott was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He attended the schools of Philadelphia and graduated from the [[Haverford School]] in 1938. He attended the [[University of Virginia]] from 1938 to 1940.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Douglas Hemphill Elliott |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4585&body=S&mobile_choice=suppress |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. |language=English}}</ref>

== Career ==

During [[World WarII]], Elliott served in the [[United States Navy]] from 1941 until he was discharged as a [[chief petty officer]] in 1945. He worked for insurance companies from 1945 to 1952. Elliott served as director of public relations of the [[Franklin Institute]] in Philadelphia from 1950 to 1952. He served as vice president of [[Wilson College (Pennsylvania)|Wilson College]] in [[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania]], from 1952 to 1960. Elliott was elected to the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] in 1956, and served until he was elected to the [[86th United States Congress|Eighty-sixth]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Richard M. Simpson|Richard Simpson]] and served from April 26, 1960, until June 19, 1960.

== Personal life ==

On June 19, 1960, Elliott killed himself by [[carbon monoxide]] poisoning in [[Horse Valley, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Political Graveyard: Politicians Who Died By Suicide |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/suicide.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-06-20 |title=House Member Called a Suicide; Elliot of Pennsylvania Found Dead Under Car -- Won G.O.P. Special Election |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/06/20/archives/house-member-called-a-suicide-elliot-of-pennsylvania-found-dead.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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