John Elliott obituary: the businessman and Carlton president once touted as a future Australian PM

Elliott was a major figure in the VFL and AFL who built and lost a mighty business empire

• Former Liberal party president and Carlton boss John Elliott dies aged 79

John Elliott’s life was a business, sporting and political roller-coaster.

The larger-than-life character, who many Liberals once touted as a future Australia’s prime minister, built and lost a mighty business empire and led the Carlton football club through good times and bad.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/24/john-elliott-obituary-the-businessman-and-carlton-president-once-touted-as-a-future-australian-pm