Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Politician
1814 – 1893
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Who was Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet?
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, JP was a self-made businessman from Gateshead in the North-East of England. A colliery labourer who went on to own several coal mines, he later bought a wire rope manufacturing company which manufactured the first Transatlantic telegraph cable. He was also a Conservative Party Member of Parliament.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1814
Gateshead - Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 23, 1893
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on July 23, 2013
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