About John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans
Lived 1761 – 1823 (aged 62). John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans was a British politician.
John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans (30 September 1761 – 17 November 1823), 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. In February 1816 he took his seat in the House of Lords. 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. 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.
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