Douglas Hemphill Elliott (June 3, 1921 – June 19, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
Douglas H. Elliott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He attended the schools of Philadelphia and graduated from The Haverford School in 1938. The Haverford School is a private non-sectarian all-boys College preparatory Day school, junior kindergarten through grade twelve He attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, from 1938 to 1940. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States During the Second World War, he served in the United States Navy from 1941 until discharged as a Chief Petty Officer in 1945. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards. He worked for insurance companies from 1945 to 1952. He served as director of public relations of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia from 1950 to 1952. This article is about the science museum in Philadelphia For the Boston school see Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. He served as vice president of Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, from 1952 to 1960. Wilson College, founded 1869 is a private Presbyterian -related liberal arts women's college located on a campus in Chambersburg, Chambersburg is a borough in Pennsylvania, United States It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg Elliott was elected in November 1956 to the Pennsylvania State Senate and served until elected to Congress. The US House election 1956 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1956 which coincided with the re-election of President Dwight The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Legislative branch of Pennsylvania government
Elliott was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard M. Simpson and served from April 26, 1960, until his death in Horse Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1960. The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the Richard Murray Simpson ( August 30, 1900 – January 07, 1960) was a Republican member of the U Interment in Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
References
- Douglas H. Elliott at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Richard M. Simpson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district 1960 |
Succeeded by J. Irving Whalley |
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