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Alfred J. Elliott
Official portrait,c. 1937–1949
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's10th district
In office May 4, 1937 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Henry E. Stubbs
Succeeded by	Thomas H. Werdel
Personal details
Born	Alfred James Elliott (1895-06-01)June 1, 1895 Guinda, California
Died	January 17, 1973(1973-01-17) (aged 77) Tulare, California
Resting place	Tulare Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Alfred James Elliott (June 1, 1895 – January 17, 1973) was an American farmer, newspaperman and politician who served six terms as aDemocraticRepresentative fromCalifornia from 1937 to 1949.

He was born inGuinda, California, and moved with his parents toWinters, California, in 1901, and toTulare, California, in 1910, where he resided until his death in 1973. He worked as afarmer and livestock breeder and was the owner and publisher of theTulare Daily News. From 1933 to 1937, he served as the chairman of theTulare CountyBoard of Supervisors. From 1935 to 1936, he was a member of the California Supervisor Association of the State welfare board and in 1936 he served on the California State Safety Council.

He was first elected to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1937, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofHenry E. Stubbs. He was re-elected to representCalifornia's 10th congressional district five times and served from 1937 to 1949. He retired in 1965.

Elliot was among the most outspoken in expressing bigotry toward Japanese Americans.^{[citation needed]} In 1943 he protested the release of some Japanese Americans from the relocation camps, repeating his earlier statement that "the only good Jap is a dead Jap," and declaring that "When the war is over, as far as I am concerned, we should ship every Jap in the United States back to Japan . . ."^[1]

Elliot died on January 17, 1973, in Tulare, California at the age of 77 and was interred in Tulare Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Alfred J. Elliott (id: E000119)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Congressional Biographical Directory: Alfred James Elliott - From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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