| Authorised form of name | Scott; John (1751 - 1838); 1st Earl of Eldon and Viscount Encombe |
| Dates | 1751 - 1838 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Love Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Date of birth | 04 June 1751 |
| Place of death | Hamilton Place, London |
| Date of death | 13 January 1838 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Kingston Chapel graveyard, near Encombe, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle; the school of Charles Hutton (FRS 1774); University College Oxford. BA (1770); MA (1773); DCL (1801
Career:
Fellow of University College, Oxford; MP for Weobley (1782-99); Solicitor General (1788-1793); Attorney General (1793-1799); Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1799); Lord Chancellor (1801-1806, 1807-1827)
Honours:
Kt 1788; Baron Eldon 1799; Viscount Encombe and Earl of Eldon 1821
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/02/1793 |
| Relationships | Younger brother of William Scott, Baron Stowell (FRS 1793) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1838 No 35 p 94
References:
J M Edmonds, 'The Founding of the Oxford Readership in Geology, 1818' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 33-51 |
| Code | NA6409 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1792/14 | Scott, John, 1st Earl of Eldon and Viscount Encombe: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |