John Elliott

Who was John Elliott?

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.

Through his first wife Esther Dunwoody, he was the father of Hester Amarintha "Hettie" Elliott and Corinne Elliott. Hettie was the first wife of Major James Stephens Bulloch and mother of Civil War Confederate veteran James Dunwoody Bulloch.

Sentator Elliott was also the first husband of Martha P. "Patsy" Stewart, daughter of General Daniel Stewart and Sarah Susannah Oswald. John and Patsy had four children:

Susan Ann Elliott

Georgia Amanda Elliott

Charles William Elliott

Daniel Stewart "Dan" Elliott, Civil War Confederate casualty

After his death, Patsy married Major Bulloch in May 8, 1932 and had four children, including Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch and Civil War Confederate veteran Irvine Stephens Bulloch. Mittie was the mother of US President Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr. and Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt, who was the father of First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.