John Scott, 2nd Earl of Eldon (10 December 1805 – 18 September 1854) was a British peer and

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politician.

Background and education

Eldon was the only child of John Scott (1774–1805), MP for

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, the only son of

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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 ...

. His father died when he was only two weeks old. His mother was Henrietta Elizabeth, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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and

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Political career

Eldon sat as Member of Parliament for

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from 1828 to 1831. In 1838 he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom and entered the

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Family

Lord Eldon married Louisa, daughter of

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, in 1831. They had one son and six daughters. She died in November 1852. Lord Eldon survived her by two years and died in September 1854, aged 48. He was succeeded in the earldom by his only son, John.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eldon, John Scott, 2nd Earl of 1805 births 1854 deaths Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Truro UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs who inherited peerages Tory MPs (pre-1834) Scott family (England)