Alfred J. Elliott

Alfred J. Elliott

Alfred James Elliott (born June 1, 1895 in Guinda , Yolo County , California , †  January 17, 1973 in Tulare , California) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1949 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1901 Alfred Elliott moved with his parents to Winters and in 1910 to Tulare. He attended the public schools in his respective homeland. Later he worked as a farmer and rancher. He also became the owner and editor of a newspaper. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1933 and 1937 Elliott was district administrator in Tulare County ; In 1936 he was a member of the California Security Council.

After the death of Congressman Henry E. Stubbs , Elliott was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on May 4, 1937 when the by-election was due for the tenth seat of California . After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1949 . During his time in parliament, further New Deal laws were passed by the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt until 1941 . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences.

In 1946, Elliott declined to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he was head of the newspaper "Tulare Daily News". Until 1965 he was also active as a farmer and cattle breeder. After that, he retired. He died on January 17, 1973 in Tulare, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Alfred J. Elliott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alfred J. Elliott in the database of Find a Grave (English)