Sir George Elliot, 2nd Baronet
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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
. Elliot was educated at Edinburgh and at Trinity College, Cambridge
. He was an athletics blue in 1865 and 1866. He was the owner of a colliery.
At the 1874 general election
Elliot was elected Member of Parliament
for Northallerton
. He held the seat until 1885. In 1886 he was elected MP for Richmond
and held the seat until 1895. 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 .
Elliot married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor a colliery owner of Sunderland in 1866.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1874 and 1895.
Elliot was born at Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring is part of the City of Sunderland in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles to the south-west and the centre of the City of Sunderland about 6...
. the son of Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, JP was a self-made businessman from Gateshead in the North-East of England. A colliery labourer who went on to own several coal mines, he later bought a wire rope manufacturing company which manufactured the first Transatlantic telegraph cable...
and his wife Margaret Green, daughter of George Green. His father had been MP for North Durham
North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
North Durham is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. Elliot was educated at Edinburgh and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He was an athletics blue in 1865 and 1866. He was the owner of a colliery.
At the 1874 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1874
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
Elliot was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Northallerton
Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northallerton was a parliamentary borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, represented by two Members of Parliament in the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1640 to 1832, and by one member from 1832 until 1885....
. He held the seat until 1885. In 1886 he was elected MP for Richmond
Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)
Richmond is a constituency located in North Yorkshire, which elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
and held the seat until 1895. He succeeded to the Baronetcy
Elliot Baronets
There have been two separate creations of Elliot Baronets: The first has merged with a higher title, and the second has become extinct.-Elliot Baronets of Penshaw, Durham :...
on the death of his father in 1893.
Elliot was master of the Bedale Hunt from 1884 to 1888, a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Monmouth and a J.P.
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
He died at Folkestone at the age of 51 .
Elliot married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor a colliery owner of Sunderland in 1866.