Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans (22 September 1867 – 20 November 1942) was an English aristocrat.

Early life

Granville Eliot was the son of Charles George Cornwallis Eliot (16 October 1839 – 22 May 1901) and his wife, Constance Rhiannon Guest (November 1844 - 1916). He was educated at Castleden Hall School, Farnborough,

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1881 UK Census: Granville Eliot, scholar aged 13 of Castleden Hall School, Farnborough - RG11/1251 f.25 p.10 and

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and became a

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, living in the Malverns.

Title

On 21 March 1922, on the death of his first cousin John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans, Granville became the 7th

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. He died unmarried on 20 November 1942 and his titles passed to his younger brother, Montague.

References

*'Obituary', ''The Times'', 21 November 1942 1867 births 1942 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Earls of St Germans Granville John Eliot {{England-earl-stub