Otto Buchanan Elliott
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'''Otto Buchanan |
'''Otto Buchanan Elliott''' (September 26, 1886 – August 26, 1979) was a railway station agent, and one of the founding representatives of the [[Social Credit Party of Canada]], a political party in [[Canada]] that promoted the [[social credit]] theories of monetary reform.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=12787|nolist=yes}} |
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Born in [[Erin, Ontario]], Elliott was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 election]] as [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] representing [[Kindersley, Saskatchewan]]. He did not run for re-election in 1940 in order to allow the leader of the [[New Democracy (Canada)|New Democracy]] party, [[William Herridge]], to contest what was hoped to be a [[safe seat]]. The Social Credit movement had decided to support Herridge's new party. Herridge was unable to win the [[Kindersley (electoral district)|Kindersley seat]] in the [[1940 Canadian federal election|1940 federal election]], however, coming in third place. Elliott is interred at Bowmanville Cemetery. |
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