Walter Elliot (17 February 1910 – 8 September 1988) was a British
Conservative Party
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politician.
Elliot played seven
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for the
England national rugby union team
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in the 1930s.
He was elected as
Member of Parliament for
Carshalton at a
by-election in 1960, caused by the elevation to the
peerage
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Australia
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Belgium
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of the Conservative MP
Antony Head. Elliot held the seat until he stood down at the
February 1974 general election.
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External links
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Scrum: Walter Elliot
1910 births
1988 deaths
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1959–1964
UK MPs 1964–1966
UK MPs 1966–1970
UK MPs 1970–1974
England international rugby union players
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