Background
ELLIOTT, Richard Nash was born on April 25, 1873 in Fayette Company, Indiana, United States.
ELLIOTT, Richard Nash was born on April 25, 1873 in Fayette Company, Indiana, United States.
Common Schools, Indiana.
1898, Connersville, Indiana. Admitted to Indiana. Bar., 1896. Practiced law until 1917.
Company Attorney, Fayette Company, Indiana., 1896-1905. City Attorney, Connersville, Indiana. 1905-1909; elected a repr. in the General Assembly of Indiana, for the sessions of 1905- 1907.
Elected member, 65 Congress, 6 Congressional District, Indiana., 1917. Re-elected to all succeeding Congresses. Chairman, House Committee Public Bldgs. and Grounds.
Drafted, introduced, carried through all public bldg, legislation under which §570,000.000 of public bldgs, are being erected in a 10-year program which includes the re-bldg, of govt, bldgs. in Washington and new bldgs, throughout the country.
Member, United States Public Building Commission, Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, United States Supreme Court Building Commission, United States Capitol Plaza Commission for Enlarging Capitol Grounds, Official Board 1 Methodist Church, Connersville, Indiana. Member: Masons; Elks. Red Men; First Methodist Church, Connersville, Indiana.
Clubs: Columbia, Indianapolis, Indiana. Rotary, Connersville, Indiana.
Spouse Lizzie A. Ostheimer, January 20.