Philip Frank Eliot (21 December 1835 – 1 November 1917) was an English

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who was

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from 1891 until 1917.

Biography

Eliot was born at Weymouth, the third son of William Eliot and his wife, Lydia Ffolliott, sister of

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of Hollybrook House, County Sligo. He was educated at

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. Ordained in 1859, he began his ecclesiastical career with a

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at St Michael's,

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. Following this he was

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of Holy Trinity,

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. In 1886, he was appointed Canon of the ninth stall at

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, a position he held until 1891 when he was made

from 1891 until his death on 1 November 1917.

Family

Eliot was married twice. He married firstly Mary Anna Marriott Smith (1840–1881), daughter of Rev. Francis Smith, rector of Tarrant Rushton, on 1859 at St Mary's Blandford Forum, with issue:''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995'' *Arthur Francis Eliot (1860–1864), died in childhood * Philip Herbert Eliot (1862–1946), second

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*Edith Mary Eliot (1865–19??) *Alice Lydia Gertrude Eliot (1867 – 25 December 1920) *Margaret Fanny Eliot (1868 – 11 June 1953), married Cecil Robert Fryer, brother of Frederick Fryer *Emily Ffolliott Eliot (1871 – 12 July 1926), married Ashley Bickersteth, son of

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*Rev. William Francis Eliot (1876 – 7 August 1922), married Katherine Rutherford Devitt, daughter of Sir Thomas Lane Devitt, 1st Baronet *Capt John Alfred Roy Eliot (1877 – 8 May 1955), married Gladys Adelaide Beauchamp Nepean, daughter of Sir Evan Colville Nepean After Mary Anna's death, he married Hon. Mary Emma Pitt–Rivers (1843–1900), the daughter of

George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers (16 July 1810 – 28 April 1866), known as George Beckford until 1828, was a British peer and politician. He held a place as a Lord-in-waiting in several governments, migrating from the Tory to the Liberal Par ...

, in 1883 Windsor, with issue *Victor Alexander George Eliot (1884–1959)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eliot, Philip Frank 1835 births People from Weymouth, Dorset Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Canons of Windsor Deans of Windsor 1917 deaths Presidents of the Oxford Union