BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Robert B. Elliott.
| BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Robert Brown Elliott | |
|---|---|
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| South Carolina Attorney General | |
| In office December 14, 1876 – May 29, 1877 | |
| Governor | Contested between Daniel Henry Chamberlain andWade Hampton III |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Melton |
| Succeeded by | James Conner |
| 28th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office November 24, 1874 – April 14, 1876 | |
| Governor | Franklin I. Moses, Jr. Daniel Henry Chamberlain |
| Preceded by | Samuel J. Lee |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Wallace |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Aiken County | |
| In office November 24, 1874 – April 14, 1876 | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County | |
| In office November 24, 1868 – March 1, 1870 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – November 1, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon L. Hoge |
| Succeeded by | Lewis C. Carpenter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1842 Liverpool, United Kingdom(claimed) |
| Died | August 9, 1884 (aged 41) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | lawyer, civil servant |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  South Carolina National Guard |
| Years of service | 1869–1871 |
| Rank | Commanding General |
| Battles/wars | Reconstruction |
Robert Brown Elliott (August 11, 1842 – August 9, 1884) was an African-American member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1871 to 1874. Early life and education
Not much is known about Elliott's early life.[citation needed] He claimed to have been born in Liverpool, United Kingdom to West Indianimmigrants, but biographers have been unable to corroborate these facts.
Career
Elliott arrived in South Carolina in 1867 at the age of 25, where he established a law practice. Elliott helped organize the localRepublican Party and served in the state constitutional convention.
In 1868 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. The next year he was appointed assistant adjutant-general; he was the first African-American commanding general of the South Carolina National Guard. As part of his job, he helped form a state militia to fight the Ku Klux Klan.
Elliott was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third United States Congress. He "delivered a celebrated speech" in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1875.[1] He resigned on November 1, 1874, to fight political corruption in South Carolina. He served again in the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he was elected as Speaker of the House.
He ran successfully for South Carolina Attorney General in 1876. In the state elections that year, white Democrats regained dominance of the state legislature. The following year, 1877, when the last of the federal troops were withdrawn from South Carolina, he was forced out of office.[2]
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