Sir George Elliot | |
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 "Geordie": Elliot as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, November 1879 | |
| Born | 18 March 1814 Gateshead, England |
| Died | 23 December 1893 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Houghton Hillside Cemetery |
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| Organization | Conservative Party |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
| Children | Sir George Elliot, 2nd Baronet, MP |
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, JP (18 March 1814 – 23 December 1893) was a mining engineer and 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 (MP).