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John Elliott (Georgia)
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John Elliott was a United States Senator from Georgia
, serving from 1819 to 1825.
Elliott graduated from Yale University
in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law. He was elected to the Senate after holding several local offices.
Elliott is also the first husband of 26th President Teddy Roosevelt's grandmother and Eleanor Roosevelt
's great-grandmother.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, serving from 1819 to 1825.
Elliott graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law. He was elected to the Senate after holding several local offices.
Elliott is also the first husband of 26th President Teddy Roosevelt's grandmother and Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...
's great-grandmother.