H. A. Elliott

Harold A. Elliott was an American lawyer and politician from Arizona. He served several terms in the Arizona State Senate from the 4th Arizona State Legislature through the 7th Arizona State Legislature.^[1] He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, and became an attorney, eventually becoming Phelps Dodge's chief counsel.

Biography

Elliott was born in Santa Monica, California on February 22, 1890. As a child, he moved with hit parents to Prescott, Arizona, and he graduated from the University of Michigan Law School^[2]

After graduating from law school in 1912, he moved back to

During the 1922 session of the state legislature, Elliott authored Senate Bill 43 (SB 43), which became known as the state finance code. The law revamped the financial systems and the methods of accounting used by the state, putting them more along the lines of an actual business.[19]^[20][21] As such, Elliott became known as the "father of the financial code."^[22][23] With its passage, Arizona became only the fourth state in the nation to adopt a financial code, following Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. Even though Elliott was a Democrat, the bill was known as a Republican measure.^[24]

In 1924, he once again won re-election for the State Senate.^[25][26] By 1927, Elliott was the chief counsel for Phelps Dodge.^[27]

In 1933,