Charles Robert "Bob" Elliott (October 15, 1927 – October 14, 2013) was a municipal and provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1982 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.

Science career

Although born in Edmonton, Elliott grew up in Busby, Alberta. He studied agriculture at the Vermillion School of Agriculture, now Lakeland College, and then at the

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. After completing his studies with a Ph.D. at the

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, he began work at the Beaverlodge Research Station. There he developed a new variety of Creeping Red Fescue, a grass that he named Boreal in tribute to the North. He also developed two varieties of clover.

Political career

Bob Elliott served as Mayor of

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, Alberta, from 1971 to 1977. Elliott ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the

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. He won the Grande Prairie electoral district easily, defeating five other candidates to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservatives. Elliot was re-elected to his second term in the

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. His majority of votes was reduced, but he still won a solid majority defeating three other candidates. He ran for his final term in the

1989 Alberta general election The 1989 Alberta general election was held on March 20, 1989, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Many political observers were surprised by the early election call as less than three years had passed since the previous ele ...

. His popular vote would again drop but he still won well over 50 per cent of the vote. During his time in office, he worked to extend Highway 40 from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache, and for funding for hospitals in the smaller centres in his constituency.

Personal life

Elliott had many hobbies and interests, including playing clarinet and drawing. He was married to his wife Beryl for 58 years, and they have a daughter Marjorie, and two grandchildren Harley and Shelby. He died in

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, one day before his 86th birthday, in 2013.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Bob 1927 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Edmonton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs