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Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (London, 8 July 1727 – 17 February 1804, Port Eliot, Cornwall) was an English official and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1748 to 1784, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Eliot.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (London, 8 July 1727 – 17 February 1804, Port Eliot, Cornwall) was born to Richard Eliot (c.1694 – 19 November 1748) and Harriot Craggs (c.1704 – January 1769), the illegitimate daughter of the Privy Counsellor and Secretary of State, James Craggs (9 April 1686 – 2 March 1721) and Hester ...
- July 8, 1727
- February 17, 1804
Edward Eliot was created 1st Baron Eliot (commonly called 1st Lord Eliot) – making him the first member of the family to be raised to the Peerage – and took a seat in the House of Lords on 02 Feb 1784.
Earl of St Germans, in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that is held by the Eliot family. The title takes its name from the village of St Germans, Cornwall, and the family seat is Port Eliot. The earldom has the subsidiary title of Baron Eliot .
In 1480 they had a son John Eliot of Cutland who married Joan Bonville, granddaughter of William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville. Edward Eliot of Cutland (died 1522) was third cousins with Sir Thomas Elyot, son of Sir Richard Elyot and descendant of Mychell Eliot.
Portrait of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot, nearly whole-length sitting on a rock with legs crossed, directed to the right, looking towards the viewer, his right elbow resting on the rock, wearing coat open over waistcoat and neckerchief; landscape on the background to the right; from a series of 313 small mezzotints after the paintings of Reynolds, produced by S W Reynolds in the years ...
Life and career. He was born to Richard Eliot (c.1694 – 19 November 1748) and Harriot Craggs (c.1704 – January 1769), the illegitimate daughter of the Privy Counsellor and Secretary of State, James Craggs (9 April 1686 – 2 March 1721) and the noted actress, Hester Santlow.
