John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans

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John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans
Member of the British Parliament
for St Germans
In office
1780–1783
Member of the British Parliament
for Liskeard
In office
1784–1804
Baron Eliot
In office
17 February 1804 – 1823
Preceded byEdward Craggs-Eliot
Earl of St Germans
In office
28 November 1815 – 1823
Succeeded byWilliam Eliot
Personal details
Born30 September 1761
Died17 November 1823
Spouses
  • Lady Caroline Yorke
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1790; died 1818)​
  • Harriet Pole-Carew
    ​
    (m. 1819)​
Parents
  • Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot
  • Catherine Elliston

John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans (30 September 1761 – 17 November 1823),[1] known as the Lord Eliot from 1804 to 1815, was a British politician.

Port Eliot, St Germans, the Eliot family seat

Eliot was born at Port Eliot, Cornwall, the third son (second surviving) of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot, and his wife Catherine Elliston. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, taking an M.A. in 1784.[1][2] He served from 1780 to 1783 as Member of Parliament for St Germans and from 1784 to 1804 for Liskeard. He also held the position of His Majesty's Remembrancer in the Court of the Exchequer.[2] On 17 February 1804 he succeeded his father as second Baron Eliot. In 1808 he became Colonel of the East Cornwall Militia, and in 1810, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant.

On 28 November 1815, Eliot was created Earl of Saint Germans, in the County of Cornwall, with a special remainder to his brother William Eliot and his heirs male.[3] In February 1816 he took his seat in the House of Lords.[2]

Family[edit]

John married twice but without issue:[2]

  1. On 9 September 1790[4] at St James Church, Westminster to Caroline Yorke (29 August 1765 – 26 July 1818). Caroline was a daughter of Charles Yorke, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
  2. On 19 August 1819[5] to Harriet Pole-Carew (9 February 1790 – 4 March 1877). She was the daughter of Reginald Pole-Carew.

Lord St Germans died on 17 November 1823 at Port Eliot, and was buried on 27 November at St Germans Church. He was succeeded by his brother William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Eliot, John (ELT780J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b c d "Reynolds at Port Eliot" (PDF). Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 17066". The London Gazette. 30 September 1815. p. 1997.
  4. ^ The Register Book of Marriages Belonging to the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square, in the County of Middlesex. Vol. 14. Mitchell & Hughes. 1888. p. 48.
  5. ^ Namier, Lewis; Brooke, John (1985). The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Vol. 1. Boydell & Brewer. p. 390. ISBN 9780436304200.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Liskeard
1784–1800
With: Edward James Eliot 1784–1797;
The Earl of Inchiquin, 1797–1800
Lord Fincastle, 1800) 		Succeeded by
(Parliament of Great Britain abolished)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
(self in Parliament of Great Britain)
 Member of Parliament for Liskeard
1801–1804
With: Lord Fincastle 1801–1802
William Eliot 1802–1804 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Earl of St Germans
1815–1823 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Eliot
1804–1823 		Succeeded by


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