Sir George Elliot, 2nd Baronet

Sir George William Elliot, 2nd Baronet (13 May 1844 – 15 November 1895) was an English colliery owner and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1874 and 1895.

Sir
George William Elliot
2nd Baronet
Born(1844-05-13)13 May 1844
Died15 November 1895(1895-11-15) (aged 51)
NationalityEnglish
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupations
ParentSir George Elliot, 1st Baronet

Elliot was born at Houghton-le-Spring, the son of Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet and his wife Margaret Green, daughter of George Green. His father had been MP for North Durham.[1] Elliot was educated at Edinburgh[clarification needed] and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was an athletics blue in 1865 and 1866.[2] He was the owner of a colliery.[1]

At the 1874 general election Elliot was elected Member of Parliament for Northallerton. He held the seat until 1885.[3] In 1886, he was elected MP for Richmond and held the seat until 1895.[4] He succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1893.

Elliot was master of the Bedale Hunt from 1884 to 1888, a Deputy Lieutenant for Monmouth and a J.P. He died at Folkestone at the age of 51.[2]

Elliot married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor a colliery owner of Sunderland in 1866.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Debrett's House of Commons". London Dean. 24 April 1867 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Elliot, George William (ELT863GW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Northallerton
18741885
Constituency abolished
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Richmond
18861895
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Penshaw and Whitby)
1893–1895
Succeeded by
George Elliot