John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Eldon
PC FRS FSA
The Right Honourable The Earl of Eldon PC FRS FSA
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
	In office; 1 April 1807 – 12 April 1827
Prime Minister	The Duke of Portland; Spencer Perceval; The Earl of Liverpool;
Preceded by	The Lord Erskine
Succeeded by	The Lord Lyndhurst
	In office; 14 April 1801 – 7 February 1806
Prime Minister	Henry Addington; William Pitt the Younger;
Preceded by	The Lord Loughborough
Succeeded by	The Lord Erskine
Personal details
Born	4 June 1751; Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	13 January 1838 (aged 86); London, England
Political party	Tory
Spouse	Elizabeth Surtees (m. 1772; died 1831)
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, PC, FRS, FSA (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838) was a British barrister and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1801 and 1806 and again between 1807 and 1827.

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