Robert Charles Dunlop Elliott, (28 October 1884 – 6 March 1950) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, Victoria, he was educated at state schools before becoming a businessman, owning country newspapers and radio stations. He was a company director, land owner and

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. In 1928, he was elected to the

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as a Country Party Senator for Victoria, taking his seat in 1929. He was defeated for preselection in 1934 by former member of the

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, and contested the Senate as an

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, winning 17.4% of the vote but failing to be elected. He was later Chairman of the Commonwealth Advisory Panel on Munitions Contracts from 1939 to 1940, and was personal assistant to the British Minister for Aircraft Production,

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, in 1940. Elliott died in 1950.

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1884 births 1950 deaths People from Kyneton National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Independent members of the Parliament of Australia 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George {{Australia-National-politician-stub