Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans (29 August 1798 - 7 October 1877) was a British politician.
He was born in Plymouth, Devon, on August 29 1798 to William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans (April 1 1767 - January 19 1845) and his first wife, Georgina Augusta Leveson-Gower (April 13 1769 - March 24 1806). He was educated at Westminster School from 1809 - 1811, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 13 December 1815.
He became the Secretary of Legation at Madrid on 21 November 1821. He was styled Lord Eliot in 1823 and became Member of Parliament for Liskeard the following year. Beginning his career as a Tory, he remained loyal to Robert Peel, and served as
In 1860, he accompanied the Prince of Wales on his tour of Canada and the USA.
On September 2 1824 Edward Granville Eliot married Jemima Cornwallis (December 24 1803 - July 2 1856) at St James Church, Westminster. They had six sons and two daughters:
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