Edward Elliot (judge)

Edward Francis Elliot (died 11 June 1866) was a judge and the second son of Hugh Elliot, the Governor of Madras from 1814 to 1820.[1] He is remembered largely for his affair with Isabella Napier, the wife of Colonel Johnstone Napier that created a sensational scandal in colonial Madras.[2]

  1. ^ Love, Henry Davidson (1913). Vestiges of Old Madras, 1640-1800. Vol. 3. London: John Murray. p. 564.
  2. ^ Sriram, V. (2012-11-20). "Of Mrs. Napier and Mr. Elliot". The Hindu.