Duncan Elliot (October 1, 1862 – November 2, 1919)[1] was an American banker and soldier who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age.
[9] In 1917, he was assigned commandant of cadets at St. John's College in Annapolis by the War Department and, the following year, was promoted to colonel.
[13] On September 15, 1891, Elliot was married to heiress Sallie Jeannette Hargous at All Saints' Memorial Church in Newport.
[21] Together, they were the parents of three children, all boys: In 1901, after several years of rumors,[25] and much speculation in the media regarding his drunkenness and philandering,[9][26] his wife filed for divorce.
[27] After his death, Elliot reportedly tried to get Sallie to remarry him,[28] but she refused and instead, married Douglas Howard Gill of the British Army.