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Elmer B. Elliott

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Elmer B. Elliott
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Elmer B. Elliott (March 13, 1902 - September 22, 1960) was Speaker of the Florida House in 1951 and 1952.[1] and served in the Florida House of Representatives for 10 years from 1945 until 1955.[1]

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Portrait of Florida House Representative Elmer B. Elliott - Pahokee, Florida
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Former House Speaker Elmer B. Elliott addressing the legislature - Tallahassee, Florida

He was born in Belfalls, Texas, on March 13, 1902, and moved to Florida in 1921.[2][1]

He was an automobile dealer and rancher in Pahokee, Florida, and served on the city commission.[3]

He represented Palm Beach County in the House from 1945 until the 1953 term.[4]

The Florida archives have a photo of him and his sons from 1959 on the occasion of his Florida House portrait unveiling.[5] The archives also have a 1957 photo of him by Charles Lee Barron (1917 - 1997) addressing the House.[6]

He died September 22, 1960, in Lake Worth hospital, leaving behind his wife Velva, a daughter, and three sons, one also called Elmer B. Elliott.[1]

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