He was the second, but oldest surviving, son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, Lord Eliot, and Catherine Elliston.
He was an active member in the "Clapham Sect", both in the cause of abolishing the slave-trade and the reformation of society. He was also the best friend of both William Wilberforce and William Pitt the Younger.
He married Lady Harriot Pitt (second daughter of the Earl of Chatham and sister to Pitt the Younger) in 1785. Tragically, she died just one year later giving birth to their daughter. Eliot was shattered by grief, and, though he was active in politics and reform, he never fully recovered from his wife's death.
He died at Port Eliot, his father's seat, of a recurring stomach complaint.
("Sherborne Mercury" 25 Sep 1797, p. 4)
On Sunday the 17th instant, at Port Eliot, Cornwall, died suddenly, after a short illness, the Hon. Edward James Eliot, eldest son of Lord Eliot, much universally lamented. — Deeply impressed with a sense of every duty, moral and religious, his life was truly virtuous. He had the warmest affections and the mildest manners. In his religion he was fervent, but unaffected: In the service of his King and country, faithful, zealous, and able. Bountiful to the poor, and most active in promoting whatever could conduce to their relief and comfort. He was sincere in his friendships; a kind brother, an affectionate son, the tenderest of husbands, and the best of fathers. He has left an only daughter, by his marriage with the late Lady Harriot Pitt, daughter of the last, and sister of the present Earl of Chatham.
He was an active member in the "Clapham Sect", both in the cause of abolishing the slave-trade and the reformation of society. He was also the best friend of both William Wilberforce and William Pitt the Younger.
He married Lady Harriot Pitt (second daughter of the Earl of Chatham and sister to Pitt the Younger) in 1785. Tragically, she died just one year later giving birth to their daughter. Eliot was shattered by grief, and, though he was active in politics and reform, he never fully recovered from his wife's death.
He died at Port Eliot, his father's seat, of a recurring stomach complaint.
("Sherborne Mercury" 25 Sep 1797, p. 4)
On Sunday the 17th instant, at Port Eliot, Cornwall, died suddenly, after a short illness, the Hon. Edward James Eliot, eldest son of Lord Eliot, much universally lamented. — Deeply impressed with a sense of every duty, moral and religious, his life was truly virtuous. He had the warmest affections and the mildest manners. In his religion he was fervent, but unaffected: In the service of his King and country, faithful, zealous, and able. Bountiful to the poor, and most active in promoting whatever could conduce to their relief and comfort. He was sincere in his friendships; a kind brother, an affectionate son, the tenderest of husbands, and the best of fathers. He has left an only daughter, by his marriage with the late Lady Harriot Pitt, daughter of the last, and sister of the present Earl of Chatham.
He was the second, but oldest surviving, son of Edward Craggs-Eliot, Lord Eliot, and Catherine Elliston.
He was an active member in the "Clapham Sect", both in the cause of abolishing the slave-trade and the reformation of society. He was also the best friend of both William Wilberforce and William Pitt the Younger.
He married Lady Harriot Pitt (second daughter of the Earl of Chatham and sister to Pitt the Younger) in 1785. Tragically, she died just one year later giving birth to their daughter. Eliot was shattered by grief, and, though he was active in politics and reform, he never fully recovered from his wife's death.
He died at Port Eliot, his father's seat, of a recurring stomach complaint.
("Sherborne Mercury" 25 Sep 1797, p. 4)
On Sunday the 17th instant, at Port Eliot, Cornwall, died suddenly, after a short illness, the Hon. Edward James Eliot, eldest son of Lord Eliot, much universally lamented. — Deeply impressed with a sense of every duty, moral and religious, his life was truly virtuous. He had the warmest affections and the mildest manners. In his religion he was fervent, but unaffected: In the service of his King and country, faithful, zealous, and able. Bountiful to the poor, and most active in promoting whatever could conduce to their relief and comfort. He was sincere in his friendships; a kind brother, an affectionate son, the tenderest of husbands, and the best of fathers. He has left an only daughter, by his marriage with the late Lady Harriot Pitt, daughter of the last, and sister of the present Earl of Chatham.
He was an active member in the "Clapham Sect", both in the cause of abolishing the slave-trade and the reformation of society. He was also the best friend of both William Wilberforce and William Pitt the Younger.
He married Lady Harriot Pitt (second daughter of the Earl of Chatham and sister to Pitt the Younger) in 1785. Tragically, she died just one year later giving birth to their daughter. Eliot was shattered by grief, and, though he was active in politics and reform, he never fully recovered from his wife's death.
He died at Port Eliot, his father's seat, of a recurring stomach complaint.
("Sherborne Mercury" 25 Sep 1797, p. 4)
On Sunday the 17th instant, at Port Eliot, Cornwall, died suddenly, after a short illness, the Hon. Edward James Eliot, eldest son of Lord Eliot, much universally lamented. — Deeply impressed with a sense of every duty, moral and religious, his life was truly virtuous. He had the warmest affections and the mildest manners. In his religion he was fervent, but unaffected: In the service of his King and country, faithful, zealous, and able. Bountiful to the poor, and most active in promoting whatever could conduce to their relief and comfort. He was sincere in his friendships; a kind brother, an affectionate son, the tenderest of husbands, and the best of fathers. He has left an only daughter, by his marriage with the late Lady Harriot Pitt, daughter of the last, and sister of the present Earl of Chatham.
Inscription
Honorabilis
Edwardus Jacobus Eliot
Obiit 17 Septembris 1797
Aetatis suae 39
