William Elliott | |
Birth Date: | 1872 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Galt, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Galt, Ontario, Canada |
Riding: | Waterloo South |
Predecessor: | Frank Stewart Scott |
Successor: | Alexander Edwards |
Term Start: | December 1921 |
Term End: | October 1925 |
Profession: | farmer |
Party: | Progressive |
William Elliott (30 May 1872 - 12 December 1944) was a Progressive Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Galt, Ontario and became a farmer.
The son of Andrew Elliott and Mary Common, he was educated at Galt Collegiate and the Ontario Agricultural College. Elliott married Eva Croll.[1]
Elliot served as a councillor for Waterloo County, Ontario and was reeve of North Dumfries Township.
He was elected to Parliament at the Waterloo South riding in the 1921 general election.[2] After serving his only federal term, Elliot was defeated in the 1925 federal election by Alexander Edwards of the Conservative party.