John Elliot (politician) explained

John Edmund Elliot
Office:Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire
Term Start:1837
Term End:1859
Predecessor:Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott
Successor:Francis Scott
Parents:Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
Honorific Prefix:The Honourable

John Edmund Elliot (30 March 1788 – 4 April 1862) was a British Whig politician.

Background

Elliot was the third son of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, and Anna Maria, daughter of Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet.

Political career

Elliot sat as Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire from 1837 to 1837 and again from 1847 to 1859. He served under Lord John Russell as Joint Secretary to the Board of Control between 1849 and 1852.

Family

Elliot married Amelia, daughter of James Henry Casamaijor, in 1809. They had several children. He died in April 1862, aged 74. His wife survived him by ten years and died in July 1872.

Their children were:

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