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Douglas H. Elliott

Douglas Elliott
Douglas Hemphill Elliott.jpeg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
April 26, 1960 – June 19, 1960
Preceded by Richard Simpson
Succeeded by Irving Whalley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 1, 1957 – May 4, 1960
Preceded by Donald McPherson, Jr.
Succeeded by Elmer Hawbaker
Personal details
Born (1921-06-03)June 3, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died June 19, 1960(1960-06-19) (aged 39)
Horse Valley, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Alma mater The Haverford School
University of Virginia

Douglas Hemphill Elliott (June 3, 1921 – June 19, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Douglas H. 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 at Charlottesville, from 1938 to 1940. During the Second World War, he served in the United States Navy from 1941 until discharged as a Chief Petty Officer in 1945. 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. He served as vice president of 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 Eighty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard Simpson and served from April 26, 1960, until his suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in Horse Valley, Pennsylvania, on June 19, 1960. Interment in Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.



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