John Scott

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John Scott, later known as Lord Eldon, was a prominent British lawyer and Conservative Lord Chancellor of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his influential but often slow-moving equity jurisprudence.

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instanceOf British politician
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
human
judge
burialPlace Kingston upon Thames
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1751-06-04
dateOfDeath 1838-01-13
educatedAt Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
University College, Oxford
familyName Scott
fieldOfWork equity law
jurisprudence
givenName John
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix PC
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
monarchDuringTerm George III
George IV
William IV
nobleTitle Baron Eldon
Earl of Eldon
notableFor influential equity jurisprudence
slow-moving decision-making in Chancery
occupation barrister
judge
politician
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Boroughbridge
Dorset
Weobley
placeOfBirth Newcastle upon Tyne
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment Conservative
Tory
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales
religion Church of England
sibling William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell
spouse Elizabeth Surtees
termEndAsLordChancellor 1806
1827
termStartAsLordChancellor 1801
1807

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Lord Eldon birthName John Scott