title: William Elliot
text: # William Elliot
  
  William Elliot may refer to:
  
  ## Politicians
  
  * William Elliot of Wells (1701–64), English army officer, courtier and MP
  * William Elliot (Irish politician) (1766–1818), MP and Chief Secretary for Ireland
  * William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814–1891), British Whig politician, MP for Hythe, Greenock, and for Clackmannan and Kinross
  
  ## Others
  
  * William Elliot (rugby union) (1867–1958), New Zealand rugby union footballer
  * William Elliot (1780–1853), instrument maker in London, founder of the company that became Elliott Brothers
  * William Elliot, a fictional character from the 1817 Jane Austen novel Persuasion
  * William Elliot (RAF officer) (1896–1971), Royal Air Force commander
  