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Eliot, Baron (GB, 1784)

Creation: let.pat. 13 Jun 1784

Family name: Eliot later Craggs-Eliot

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Arms:

See Earl of Saint Germans

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Edward [Eliot later Craggs-Eliot], 1st Baron Eliot

son and heir of Richard Eliot, of Port Eliot, co. Cornwall, Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall, by his wife Harriet Craggs, illegit. dau. of Rt Hon James Craggs MP, Secretary of State 1718-21

born

8 Jul 1727

mar.

25 Sep 1756 Catherine Elliston (d. 23 Feb 1804;  bur. with her late husband at Saint Germans, co. Cornwall), only dau. and hrss. of Capt Edward Elliston, of Gestingthorpe, co. Essex, by his wife Catherine Gibson, dau. of Edward Gibson, of Buriton, co. Hampshire, and Putney, co. Surrey

children

1. Edward James Eliot (b. 9 Jul 1757; bur. vp. 15 Sep 1757 at St Germans, co. Cornwall)

2. Hon Edward James Eliot MP, Member of Parliament for Saint Germans 1780-84 and for Liskeard 1784-97, a Lord of the Treasury 1782-93, Second King's Remembrancer in the Court of Exchequer 1785, a Commissioner for the affairs of India 1793 (b. 24 Aug 1758; dvp. and spm. shortly before 20 Sep 1797; bur. at Saint Germans, co. Cornwall), mar. 24 Sep 1785 Lady Harriet Pitt (b. 18 Apr 1758; d. 25 Sep 1786; bur. in Westminster Abbey), 2nd dau. of William [Pitt], 1st Earl of Chatham, by his wife Lady Hester Grenville, suo jure Baroness Chatham, sister of Richard [Grenville later Grenville-Temple], 2nd Earl Temple, and only dau. of Richard Grenville MP, of Wootton under Barnwood, co. Buckingham, by his wife Hester Temple, suo jure Viscountess Cobham later Countess Temple, sister and cohrss. of Richard [Temple], 1st Viscount Cobham, and 2nd surv. dau. of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bt., of Stowe, co. Buckingham, and had issue:

1a. Harriet Hester Eliot (b. 20 Sep 1786; d. 5 Oct 1842; bur. in Westminster Abbey), mar. Lieut Gen Sir William Henry Pringle GCB MP (d. 23 Dec 1840), and had issue

3. Hon John Eliot, later 2nd Baron Eliot later 1st Earl of Saint Germans

4. Hon William Eliot, later 2nd Earl of Saint Germans

died

17 Feb 1804 (bur. at Saint Germans, co. Cornwall)

created

13 Jun 1784 Baron Eliot, of Saint Germans in the County of Cornwall

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Saint Germans 1748-68 and 1774-75, for Liskeard 1768-74 and for Cornwall 1775-84;  Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall 1751;  a Lord of Trade 1760-76;  took the additional name of Craggs before that of Eliot by Royal Warrant 1789

John [Eliot], 2nd Baron Eliot later 1st Earl of Saint Germans

created

28 Nov 1815 Earl of Saint Germans, with special remainder on default of male issue to his brother, Hon William Eliot

The Barony of Eliot has been held by the Earls of Saint Germans since 28 Nov 1815.

 First written 12 Sep 2012

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