David Elliott was the third president of Washington College from 1830 to 1831.

[1] Following the resignation of Andrew Wylie, Washington College was temporarily suspended in 1829 due to the difficulty in finding a candidate willing to accept the presidency, and several Trustees resigned from the Board.

Elliot was appointed temporary president of Washington College on September 28, 1830.

His grandson was academic John Livingston Lowes, a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College.

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