John Eliot, 1st Earl of St Germans (September 30 1761 – September 17 1823), known as the Lord Eliot from 1804 to 1815, was a British politician. Eliot was born at Port Eliot, Cornwall, the third son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot, and his wife Catherine Elliston. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, taking an M.A. in 1784. He served from 1784 to 1804 as Tory Member of Parliament for Liskeard, Cornwall. On February 17 1804 he succeeded his father as second Baron Eliot. In 1808 he became Colonel of the East Cornwall Militia, and in 1810, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant. On November 28 1815, Eliot was created Earl of St German, in the County of Cornwall, with a special remainder to his brother William Eliot and his heirs male. On February 16 1816 he took his seat in the House of Lords. John married twice but without issue:
- On September 9 1790 at St James Church, Westminster to Caroline Yorke (August 29 1765 – July 26 1818)
- On August 19 1819 to Harriet Pole-Carew (February 9 1790 – March 4 1877).
Lord St Germans died November 17 1823 at Port Eliot, and was buried on november 27 at St Germans Church.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Samuel Salt and Wilbraham Tollemache |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard (with Edward James Eliot 1784–1797; The Earl of Inchiquin, 1797–1800; Lord Fincastle, 1800) 1784–1800 |
Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain abolished) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (self in Parliament of Great Britain) |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard (with Lord Fincastle 1801–1802 William Eliot 1802–1804 1801–1804 |
Succeeded by William Eliot William Huskisson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of St Germans 1815–1823 |
Succeeded by William Eliot |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Edward Craggs-Eliot |
Baron Eliot 1804–1823 |
Succeeded by William Eliot |
