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Elliott, John

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 24, 1768, in Clinton, Conn.

He was a congregational minister at Madison, Conn., during 1791-1824, and co-author with S. Johnson of the first American dictionary of the English language. He died Dec. 17, 1824, in Madison, Conn.

Philip's church in that city. In 1874 he was consecrated missionary bishop of western Texas. He died Aug. 26, 1887, in Sewanee, S. C.

ELLIOTT, SAMUEL MACKENZIE, oculist, was born April 9, 1811, in Scotland. In 1835 he opened an office in New York city and devoted himself to the cure of eye diseases. He died May 1, 1875, in Brighton, N. Y.

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