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Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans ( 29 August 1798 - 7 October 1877) was a British politician.

He was born in Plymouth, Devon, on August 29 1798 to William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans ( April 1 1767 - January 19 1845) and his first wife, Georgina Augusta Leveson-Gower ( April 13 1769 - March 24 1806Events January 8 Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope March 23 After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocea). He was educated at Westminster SchoolWestminster School (in full, The Royal College of St. Peter at Westminster but almost always referred to as Westminster School or even just Westminster for short) is an ancient English public school, located by Westminster Abbey in Westminster, in central from 1809Events January 16 Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of Corunna. February 3 Illinois Territory was created. February 11 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat. February 20 A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states t - 1811Events February 5 George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency. March 1 Eg, and matriculated at Christ Church, OxfordChrist Church (in full: The Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The city of Christchurch, New Zealand on 13 December 1815Events January 3 Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 8 War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans February 3 The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland February 6 New Jersey g.

He became the Secretary of Legation at Madrid on 21 November 1821. He was styled Lord Eliot in 1823 and became Member of Parliament for Liskeard the following year. Beginning his career as a Tory, he remained loyal to Robert Peel, and served as

Lord of the Treasury from 1827 - 1830
Envoy Extra to Spain 1834 - 1835 ( concluding the Eliot Convention on 27 April 1835 )
Member of Parliament for East Cornwall 1837 - 1845
Chief Secretary for Ireland September 1841 - January 1845
Privy Councillor (GB) 3 September 1841
Privy Councillor (Ireland) 12 October 1841
DL 1841
LL.D (Dublin) 1843
Postmaster-General December 1845 - June 1846
CB 27 April 1848
Special Deputy Warden of the Stannaries October 1852
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 5 January 1853 - March 1855 in Lord Aberdeen's coalition government
GCB 24 January 1857
Lord Steward of the Household November 1857 - February 1858 and June 1859 - January 1866

In 1860, he accompanied the Prince of Wales on his tour of Canada and the USA.

On September 2 1824 Edward Granville Eliot married Jemima Cornwallis ( December 24 1803 - July 2 1856) at St James Church, Westminster. They had six sons and two daughters:

Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot ( December 17 1825 - January 15 1911)
Edward John Cornwallis Eliot ( April 2 1827 - november 26 1864)
Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot ( September 9 1828 - November 5 1854)
William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans ( December 14 1829 - March 19 1881)
Ernest Cornwallis Eliot ( April 28 1831 - January 23 1832)
Elizabeth Harriet Cornwallis Eliot ( September 1833 - March 16 1835)
Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans ( February 11 1835 - September 24 1911)
Charles George Cornwallis Eliot ( October 16 1839 - May 22 1901)

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William Eliot

Earl of St Germans

Succeeded by:
William Eliot

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