Samuel Elliott
Samuel Elliott | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Penbryn, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Died | July 14, 1933 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Pastoralist, politician |
| Years active | 1875–1933 |
| Known for | Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Geraldton (1913–1914, 1917) |
Samuel Richard Lewes Elliott (21 April 1860 – 14 July 1933) was an Australian pastoralist and politician who represented the Geraldton seat in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly during two periods: from 1913 to 1914 and briefly in 1917.
Elliott was born in Penbryn, Cardiganshire, Wales, and relocated to Western Australia in 1875 when he was 15 years old. His initial employment was on Theodore Fawcett's estate located in Pinjarra. In 1880, alongside future parliamentarians Alexander Richardson and William Paterson, he co-established the Murray Squatting Company, which founded Yeeda Station—the first pastoral lease in the Kimberley area. Subsequently, they acquired Mardie Station situated in the Pilbara region. Elliott also held pastoral leases at Oakabella, Tallering, Wyngangoo, Yandil, and Annean Stations. His involvement in local governance began with his election to the Northampton Road Board in 1906.
Affiliated with the Liberal Party, Elliott entered the legislative assembly by winning a 1913 by-election for Geraldton following the passing of Labor member Bronte Dooley. He secured victory over Labor's Edward Heitmann by a slim margin of 12 votes but was defeated by Heitmann in the 1914 state election. When Heitmann resigned in 1917 to pursue a federal parliamentary seat, Elliott regained Geraldton through the subsequent by-election. However, his second tenure lasted only five months before he was narrowly unseated by future Labor premier John Willcock in the 1917 state election by 31 votes.
After concluding his political pursuits, Elliott retired to Buckland Hill (present-day Mosman Park) and served on the Buckland Hill Road Board until his passing in July 1933 at age 73.