Sir Gilbert Elliot | |
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Lord Justice Clerk | |
In office 1763–1766 | |
Preceded by | Lord Tinwald |
Succeeded by | Lord Glenlee |
Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire | |
In office 1722–1726 | |
Preceded by | William Douglas |
Succeeded by | Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Bt, of Stobs |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1693 |
Died | 16 April 1766 | (aged 72–73)
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse | Helen Stewart |
Children |
Gilbert Elliot Jean Elliot Andrew Elliot John Elliot |
Parent | Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, (of Minto) ( c. 1693 – 16 April 1766) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge from Minto in the Scottish Borders. From 1763 until his death 3 years later, he was Lord Justice Clerk, the second most senior judge in Scotland.
He was the oldest son of the judge Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto ( c. 1650–1718). [1] Elliot studied law at the University of Utrecht and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1715. [1]
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Roxburghshire from 1722 to 1726 [1] He was an eager agriculturist, and was one of the members of an Edinburgh "committee of taste for the improvement of the town." He was a keen supporter of the Hanoverian succession, in opposition to Jacobitism. [2]
In June 1726, he was made a judge of the Court of Session, taking the judicial title Lord Minto. He became a Lord of Justiciary in 1733, and, in 1761, Keeper of the Signet. In 1763, he was promoted to Lord Justice Clerk. [3]
In 1718, Elliot was married to Helen Stewart, the daughter of Sir Robert Steuart, 1st Baronet, who had been a member of the pre-union Parliament of Scotland. [1] Together they were the parents of : [3]
Sir Gilbert died on 16 April 1766 and was survived by nine children.
Through his eldest daughter Eleanor, he was a grandfather to John Rutherfurd, MP for Roxburghshire (who married Mary Ann Leslie, the only child of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Leslie), Elizabeth Rutherfurd (who married Andrew St Clair of Herdmanston, de jure 12th Lord Sinclair, parents of Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair) [8] and Jane Rutherfurd (who married William Oliver of Dinlabyre). [9]
Through his son Andrew, he was a grandfather of Eleanor Elliot ( c. 1756–1830), who married James Jauncey Jr. [10] and Admiral Robert Digby, [11] Agnes Murray Elliot (1763–1860), who married Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet, and Elizabeth Elliot ( c. 1764–1847), who married William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. [12]
Sir Gilbert Elliot | |
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Lord Justice Clerk | |
In office 1763–1766 | |
Preceded by | Lord Tinwald |
Succeeded by | Lord Glenlee |
Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire | |
In office 1722–1726 | |
Preceded by | William Douglas |
Succeeded by | Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Bt, of Stobs |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1693 |
Died | 16 April 1766 | (aged 72–73)
Nationality | Scottish |
Spouse | Helen Stewart |
Children |
Gilbert Elliot Jean Elliot Andrew Elliot John Elliot |
Parent | Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, (of Minto) ( c. 1693 – 16 April 1766) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge from Minto in the Scottish Borders. From 1763 until his death 3 years later, he was Lord Justice Clerk, the second most senior judge in Scotland.
He was the oldest son of the judge Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto ( c. 1650–1718). [1] Elliot studied law at the University of Utrecht and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1715. [1]
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Roxburghshire from 1722 to 1726 [1] He was an eager agriculturist, and was one of the members of an Edinburgh "committee of taste for the improvement of the town." He was a keen supporter of the Hanoverian succession, in opposition to Jacobitism. [2]
In June 1726, he was made a judge of the Court of Session, taking the judicial title Lord Minto. He became a Lord of Justiciary in 1733, and, in 1761, Keeper of the Signet. In 1763, he was promoted to Lord Justice Clerk. [3]
In 1718, Elliot was married to Helen Stewart, the daughter of Sir Robert Steuart, 1st Baronet, who had been a member of the pre-union Parliament of Scotland. [1] Together they were the parents of : [3]
Sir Gilbert died on 16 April 1766 and was survived by nine children.
Through his eldest daughter Eleanor, he was a grandfather to John Rutherfurd, MP for Roxburghshire (who married Mary Ann Leslie, the only child of Maj.-Gen. Alexander Leslie), Elizabeth Rutherfurd (who married Andrew St Clair of Herdmanston, de jure 12th Lord Sinclair, parents of Charles St Clair, 13th Lord Sinclair) [8] and Jane Rutherfurd (who married William Oliver of Dinlabyre). [9]
Through his son Andrew, he was a grandfather of Eleanor Elliot ( c. 1756–1830), who married James Jauncey Jr. [10] and Admiral Robert Digby, [11] Agnes Murray Elliot (1763–1860), who married Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet, and Elizabeth Elliot ( c. 1764–1847), who married William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. [12]