Earl of Eldon, in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1821 for the lawyer and politician John Scott, 1st Baron Eldon,

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from 1801 to 1806 and again from 1807 to 1827. He had already been created Baron Eldon, of Eldon in the

, in the

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in 1799, and was made Viscount Encombe, of Encombe in the

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, at the same time was given the earldom. His grandson, the second Earl, briefly represented

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in the

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. the titles are held by the latter's great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2017.

William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (17 October 174528 January 1836) was an England, English judge and jurist. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1798 to 1828. Background and education Scott was born at Heworth, Tyne and Wear, ...

, was the elder brother of the first Earl of Eldon. The Hon. Sir Ernest Scott, second son of the third Earl, was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary. The family seat was, until the 20th century, Encombe Park, near Kingston in

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Earls of Eldon (1821)

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, (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. Background and education Eldon ...

(1751–1838) **Hon. John Scott (1774–1805) * John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon (1805–1854) *John Scott, 3rd Earl of Eldon (1845–1926) **John Scott, Viscount Encombe (1870–1900) * John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon (1899–1976) *John Joseph Nicholas Scott, 5th Earl of Eldon (1937–2017Johnny ELDON Obituary
/ref>) *John Francis Thomas Marie Joseph Columba Fidelis Scott, 6th Earl of Eldon (b. 1962) The

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is the present holder's son John James Robert Columba Scott, Viscount Encombe (b. 1996)

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Attribution

* * Kidd, Charles, & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eldon Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Noble titles created in 1821 Scott family (England)

Earls of Eldon (1821)

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