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ELIOT, GRANVILLE, COMTE DE MORANGE, only son of Maj. -Gen. Roger Eliot, Governor of Gibraltar, and Charlotte, dau. of William Elliot of Wells, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, a London lace merchant; b. 7 Oct 1713; adm. Feb 1724/5; went to Dr Dunster’s Academy, Little Marlborough Street, London 1727; Univ. Groningen 1730-2, where he studied law; Chamberlain to Elector Palatine 1735; created Comte de Morange 28 Mar 1736; Maj. -Gen. of Cavalry in Elector’s Service 22 Apr 1745; Lieut. -Gen. 24 Jun 1746; Lieut. -Gen. of Cavalry, Netherlands Army 2 Nov 1748; Col. in Halket’s Regt., Scotch Brigade of Netherlands Army, 16 Feb 1758; Maj. -Gen. in British Army and Col., 61st Foot, from 21 Apr 1758; served on staff in expedition to St. Malo Aug 1758; commanded a brigade of cavalry under Marquis of Granby at battle of Minden 1 Aug 1759; by his advice the use of light cavalry was introduced into the British Army; m. 1st, 1735 (IGI) Jeanne Thérèse du Hau, Comtesse de Montigny, Maid of Honour to Duchess of Lorraine, and dau. of Philippe du Hau, Comte de Montigny, Chamberlain to Duke of Lorraine; m. 2nd, 3 Sep 1750 (IGI) Elizabeth, dau. of William Duckett, Hartham, Wilts., Col. 2nd Troop, Horse Grenadier Guards; d. in Germany while on active service 10 Oct 1759.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.