1st Earl of Eldon

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The 1st Earl of Eldon was John Scott, a prominent British lawyer and Conservative politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Lord Chancellor
human
judge
birthDate 1751-06-04
birthPlace Newcastle upon Tyne
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
createdTitle Baron Eldon
Earl of Eldon
createdTitleDate 1799
1821
deathDate 1838-01-13
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
University College, Oxford
familyName Scott
father William Scott
fieldOfWork English law
equity law
givenName John
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
knownFor conservative approach to legal reform
long tenure as Lord Chancellor
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative
Tory Party
monarchDuringTerm George III
George IV
William IV
nobleTitle Baron Eldon
Earl of Eldon
occupation barrister
judge
politician
parliamentaryTerm MP for Boroughbridge
MP for University of Oxford
MP for Weobley
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales
religion Anglicanism
residence Eldon House, London
sibling William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell
spouse Elizabeth Surtees

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Lord Eldon nobleTitle 1st Earl of Eldon
St Peter’s School, York hasAlumni John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
subject linked to: St Peter’s School York
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Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 introducedBy Lord Chancellor Eldon
subject linked to: Pains and Penalties Act
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Baron Eldon hasTitleHolder John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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Baron Eldon associatedPerson John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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Elizabeth Surtees spouse John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell sibling John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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Encombe House, Dorset associatedWith John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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Encombe House, Dorset notableResident John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
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