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| | Handbook of Texas Online: ELLIOT, CHARLES |
 | | Charles Elliot, British knight, admiral, and chargé d'affaires in Texas, the son of Hugh and Margaret Elliot, was born in 1801, probably in Dresden, Saxony, where his father was serving as British minister. |
 | | Elliot was reassigned and, on August 6, 1842, arrived at Galveston, Texas, as British chargé d'affaires of the Republic of Texas. |
 | | Elliot, called "the man in the white hat" in the press, was the subject of much newspaper comment during the annexation controversy. |
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