Howard Elliott (June 29, 1904 – May 22, 1985) was an American lawyer and

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politician from

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. Elliott was born in

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in 1904. He attended

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and received his law degree from

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Political career

He was elected to the

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in 1936, and served as a representative from

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from 1937 to 1953. During his time as representative, he served as the

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from 1943 to 1947. Howard Elliott chose not to stand for re-election to the legislature in favor of running for

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in the 1952 election. He easily won the Republican primary, but was then defeated in the general election by former Governor

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Politicians from St. Louis County, Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives 1904 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American politicians Columbia University alumni Washington University School of Law alumni {{Missouri-politician-stub