Sir

George William Elliot

2nd Baronet
Born(1844-05-13)13 May 1844
Houghton-le-Spring, England
Died15 November 1895(1895-11-15) (aged 51)
Folkestone, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupations
ParentSir George Elliot, 1st 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.

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 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

  1. 1 2 "Debrett's House of Commons". London Dean. 24 April 1867 – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 "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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