Elton Baronets
The Elton Baronetcy, of Bristol, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 31 October 1717 for Abraham Elton, Mayor of and Member of Parliament for Bristol from 1722 to 1727. The second Baronet was also Mayor of Bristol and represented Taunton and Bristol (1727–1742) in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Bath. The eighth Baronet was High Sheriff of Somerset in 1895. The tenth Baronet was a pioneer of the British documentary film industry. Elton baronets, of Bristol (1717) * Sir Abraham Elton, 1st Baronet (1654–1728) *Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet (1679–1742) *Sir Abraham Elton, 3rd Baronet (1703–1761) *Sir Abraham Isaac Elton, 4th Baronet (1717–1790) *Sir Abraham Elton, 5th Baronet (1755–1842) *Sir Charles Abraham Elton, 6th Baronet (1778–1853) * Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, 7th Baronet (1818–1883) **Edmond William Elton (1822–1859) * Sir Edmund Harry Elton, 8th Baronet (1846–1920) *Sir Ambros ...
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Blazon Of Elton Baronets Of Bristol (1717)
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon (though in modern usage flags are often additionally and more precisely defined using geometrical specifications). ''Blazon'' is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. ''Blazonry'' is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in ''blazonry'' has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms. Other ...
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