Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, of Minto

Sir Gilbert Elliot
The Right Honourable; Sir Gilbert Elliot; Bt
Personal details
Born	c. 1693
Died	16 April 1766
Nationality	Scottish
Spouse(s)	Helen Stewart
Children	Gilbert Elliot; Jean Elliot; Andrew Elliot; John Elliot;
Parents	Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto

Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, (of Minto) (c. 1693 – 16 April 1766) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge from Minto in the Scottish Borders. He was the oldest son of the judge Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto (c. 1650–1718).[1] From 1763 until his death 3 years later, he was Lord Justice Clerk, the second most senior judge in Scotland.

Elliot studied law at the University of Utrecht and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1715.[1]

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Roxburghshire from 1722 to 1726[1] He was also an eager agriculturist, and was one of the members of an Edinburgh "committee of taste for the improvement of the town." He was a keen supporter of the Hanoverian succession, in opposition to Jacobitism.[2]

In June 1726 he was made a judge of the Court of Session, taking the judicial title Lord Minto. He became a Lord of Justiciary in 1733 and in 1761 Keeper of the Signet. In 1763 he was promoted to Lord Justice Clerk.[3]

In 1718 he married Helen Stewart, the daughter of Sir Robert Stewart, 1st Baronet, who had been a member of the pre-union Parliament of Scotland.[1] He was survived by nine children, including:[3]

Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722–1777), an advocate, politician
Jean Elliot (1727–1805), a poet
Andrew Elliot (1728–1797), a trader in British North America who served as acting colonial governor of the Province of New York in 1783
John Elliot (1732–1808), an admiral in the Royal Navy

References

Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "ELLIOT, Sir Gilbert, 2nd Bt. (c. 1693–1766), of Minto, Roxburgh". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Elliot, Gilbert (1693-1766)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Blackie, Jane. "Elliot, Sir Gilbert, second baronet, Lord Minto". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8659. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Douglas	Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire 1722–1726	Succeeded by Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Bt, of Stobs
Legal offices
Preceded by ???	Lord Justice Clerk 1763–1766	Succeeded by Lord Glenlee
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Gilbert Elliot	Baronet (of Minto) 1718–1766	Succeeded by Gilbert Elliot

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[histparl-sir-gilbert-elliot-d1766-1] Simpson, J. M. (1970). R. Sedgwick (ed.). "ELLIOT, Sir Gilbert, 2nd Bt. (c. 1693–1766), of Minto, Roxburgh". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715–1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[2] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Elliot, Gilbert (1693-1766)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[odnb-2nd-bt-3] Blackie, Jane. "Elliot, Sir Gilbert, second baronet, Lord Minto". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8659. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)