Tenth Commandant,
3 October 1903 - 30 November 1910

George F. Elliott was born 30 November 1846 in Utah, Alabama. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1868 and honorably discharged in June 1870, upon the completion of a two-year course.
He was then commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1870 and commanded a company in Heywood's battalion that went to Panama in 1885. He gained notice in 1898 at Guantanamo where, as a captain, he defeated the Spanish at the Battle of Cuzco Well. Two years later, Elliott was commanding a battalion in the Philippines, and in three more years was Brigadier General Commandant.

During General Elliott's tenure as Commandant, he personally led two battalions to Panama in 1904 to support that nation's independence from Colombia. In 1906, Marines landed in Cuba to stabilize the government and protect American interests. Perhaps the most difficult endeavor of Elliott's career was his successful resistance to attempts to remove sea-going Marines from capital ships and to merge the Corps into the Army.

The home post of the Corps, Marine Barracks, 8th and I Streets, Washington, underwent major changes during Elliott's years as Commandant. In 1903, the old barracks were condemned and pulled down and by 1910 had been rebuilt essentially in their present form.

He was promoted to major general in 1908 and retired in 1910.

General Elliott died in Washington, D.C., on 4 November 1931 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.