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John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans
Member of Parliament for Liskeard
In office 1784–1804Serving with Edward James Eliot (1784-1797) The Earl of Inchiquin (1797-1800) Lord Fincastle (1800-1802) William Eliot (1802-1804)
Preceded by	Wilbraham Tollemache Samuel Salt
Succeeded by	William Huskisson William Eliot
Baron Eliot
In office 17 February 1804 – 1823
Preceded by	Edward Craggs-Eliot
Earl of St Germans
In office 28 November 1815 – 1823
Succeeded by	William Eliot
Personal details
Born	30 September 1761 Port Eliot, Cornwall, England
Died	17 November 1823(1823-11-17) (aged 62) Port Eliot, Cornwall, England
Resting place	St Germans Church
Spouses	Lady Caroline Yorke ​ ​(m. 1790; died 1818)​ Harriet Pole-Carew ​(m. 1819)​
Parents	Edward Craggs-Eliot (father) Catherine Elliston (mother)
Relatives	Edward James Eliot (brother) William Eliot (brother) Charles Yorke (father-in-law) Reginald Pole-Carew (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Cambridge

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

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. 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. 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. In February 1816 he took his seat in the House of Lords.

Family

John married twice but without issue:

1. On 9 September 1790 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 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

1. ^ "Eliot, John (ELT780J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
2. ^ "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.

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