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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, PC, FRS, FSA (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838) was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827. Early life. Background. Eldon was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon (born June 4, 1751, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, Eng.—died Jan. 13, 1838, Hamilton Place, Middlesex) was the lord chancellor of England for much of the period between 1801 and 1827.
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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon. Earl of Eldon, in the County Palatine of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1821 for the lawyer and politician John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon, Lord Chancellor from 1801 to 1806 and again from 1807 to 1827.
Overview. 1st earl of Eldon, John Scott. (1751—1838) lord chancellor. Quick Reference. (1751–1838). Lord chancellor. The son of a Newcastle coal merchant, Scott rose rapidly in his profession. He entered Parliament in 1783, and became solicitor‐general 1788 and attorney‐general 1793.
John Scott, first Lord Eldon and Lord Chancellor, was the third son of William Scott of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by his second wife, Jane Atkinson. Eldon was born in Love Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 4 June 1751.
Scott was knighted in 1788, and in 1799 was created Baron Eldon of Eldon. His legal career culminated in his appointment as Lord Chancellor in 1801, which office he held (with a break in 1806-1807) until 1827. He was further ennobled as Earl of Eldon in 1821.
Eldon, John Scott, 1st earl of (1751–1838). Lord chancellor. The son of a Newcastle coal merchant, Scott rose rapidly as a lawyer. He entered Parliament in 1783, and became solicitor-general 1788 and attorney-general 1793. He led for the crown in the ‘treason trials’ of Thomas Hardy and other radicals in 1794.
