Sir George Elliot, 2nd Baronet
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- Colliery owner
- Member of parliament
- Deputy lieutenant for Monmouth
- Justice of the peace
Sir George William Elliot 2nd Baronet | |
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| Born | 13 May 1844 Houghton-le-Spring, England |
| Died | 15 November 1895 (aged 51) Folkestone, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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| Parent | Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet |
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.[1] Elliot was educated at Edinburgh[clarification needed] and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was an athletics blue in 1865 and 1866.[2] He was the owner of a colliery.[1]
At the 1874 general election Elliot was elected member of parliament for Northallerton. He held the seat until 1885.[3] In 1886, he was elected MP for Richmond and held the seat until 1895.[4] 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.[2]
Elliot married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor a colliery owner of Sunderland in 1866.
