John Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans

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John Granville Cornwallis Eliot, 6th Earl of St Germans, MC was born on June 11, 1890 at 13 Grosvenor Gardens London to Henry Cornwallis Eliot, 5th Earl of St Germans (February 11, 1835 - September 24, 1911) and his wife Emily Harriett Labouchere (June 24, 1844 - October 18, 1933).

He was educated at a college in St Peter Intra, Broadstairs, Kent and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He subsequently became a Captain in the 2nd Dragoons of the Scots Greys, and fought in the First World War, being awarded a MC.

He married Blanche Linnie Somerset (April 15, 1897 - August 30, 1968), the eldest daughter of the 9th Duke of Beaufort, on June 11, 1918 in London and they had two daughters:

• Lady Rosemary Alexandra Eliot (February 26, 1919 - April 20, 1963)
• Lady Cathleen Blanche Lily Eliot (July 29, 1921 - 1994)

John died on March 22, 1922 from the effects of an accident sustained during a Point-to-Point race at Wrangton nr Totnes, Devon. As the youngest son with no sons to inherit, his title passed to his first cousin Granville John Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans (September 22, 1867 - November 20, 1942).

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Cornwallis Eliot	Earl of St Germans 1911–1922	Succeeded by Granville John Eliot