Biography of John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans 1761-1823

Paternal Family Tree: Eliot

On 30 Sep 1761 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans was born to Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 34) at Port Eliot, Cornwall.

On 13 Jan 1784 [his father] Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 56) was created 1st Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.

On 01 Jul 1790 [his future brother-in-law] Charles Philip Yorke (age 26) and Harriet Manningham (age 27) were married.

On 09 Sep 1790 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 28) and Caroline Yorke Countess St Germans (age 25) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly.

On 29 Mar 1798 [his brother-in-law] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 29) and Elizabeth Weake Rattray were married.

On 17 Feb 1804 [his father] Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 76) died. His son John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.

Before 23 Jan 1810 John Hoppner (age 51). Portrait of John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 48).

On 22 May 1813 [his brother-in-law] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke (age 44) and Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde (age 46) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. She the daughter of George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester and Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester.

The London Gazette 17066. Whitehall, September 30, 1815.

His Royal, Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the Dignities of Earl and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honourable George James Earl of Cholmondeley (age 66), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Earl of Rocksavage, in the county palatine of Chester, and Marquess Cholmondeley. [Note. Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 54) by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley.]

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable James Walter (age 40), Viscount Grimston, of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, and Baron Verulam of Gorhambury, in the county of Hertford, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Grimston and Earl Verulam.

His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Baron and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Charles Viscount Whitworth (age 63), Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, His Majesty's Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Adbaston, in the county of Stafford, and Earl Whitworth.

His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, togrant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Lord Brownlow (age 36), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Alford, of Alford in the county of Lincoln, and Earl Brownlow. [Note. Amelia Sophia Hume Countess Brownlow by marriage Countess Brownlow.]

His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignity of Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Craggs Lord Eliot (age 54), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Saint Germains, in the county of Cornwall.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Lord Boringdon (age 43), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stiles, and titles of Viscount Boringdon, of North Malton, in the County of Devon, and Earl Morley, of Morley in the said county.

His Royal Highness bas also been pleased, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Orlando Baron Bradford (age 53), and the heirs mile of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Newport, in the county of Salop, and Earl of Bradford, in the said, county. [Note. Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford (age 48) by marriage Countess Bradford.]

His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable William Baron Beauchamp (age 68), of Powyke, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Elmley, in the county of Worcester, and Earl of Beauchamp. [Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp by marriage Countess Beauchamp.]

His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty to grant the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Alan Hyde Lord Gardner (age 45), Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's fleet, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Gardner. [Note. He died before the patent had passed the Great Seal so the patent was null and void.]

On 26 Jul 1818 [his wife] Caroline Yorke Countess St Germans (age 52) died.

On 19 Aug 1819 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 57) and Harriet Carew were married.

On 17 Nov 1823 John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans (age 62) died without issue. He was buried at St Germans Church, Port Eliot, Cornwall. His brother [his brother] William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 56) succeeded 2nd Earl St Germans, 3rd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans (age 43) by marriage Countess St Germans.

On 04 Mar 1877 [his former wife] Harriet Carew died.

Ancestors of John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans 1761-1823

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Eliot

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Eliot

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Eliot

GrandFather: Richard Eliot

Father: Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Craggs

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Craggs

GrandMother: Harriot Craggs

John Eliot 1st Earl St Germans