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
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 → introducedBy → Lord Chancellor Eldon ⓘ
subject linked to: Pains and Penalties Act
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Baron Eldon → hasTitleHolder → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Baron Eldon → associatedPerson → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Elizabeth Surtees → spouse → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell → sibling → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Encombe House, Dorset → associatedWith → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon
Encombe House, Dorset → notableResident → John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Eldon