| 词条 | Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Sir Abraham Elton | honorific-suffix = Bt | image = Sir Abraham Elton (1679–1742), 2nd Bt.jpg | caption = Portrait of Elton | office = Member of Parliament for Taunton | term_start = 1724 | term_end = 1727 | office2 = Member of Parliament for Bristol | term_start2 = 1727 | term_end2 = 1742 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1679|06|30}} (date of baptism) | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1742|10|20|1679|06|30}} | death_place = | nationality = British | party = Whigs | children = | alma_mater = }} Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet (baptised 30 June 1679 – 20 October 1742) of Bristol and Clevedon Court, Somerset, was a British merchant and Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons for Taunton between 1724 and 1727, and then for Bristol from 1727 until his death in 1742. He also served as the High Sheriff of Bristol from 1710 to 1711, and was Mayor of Bristol for the year 1719 to 1720. Early life and familyElton was the eldest son of Abraham Elton (later created the first of the Elton baronets), and his wife Mary Jefferies. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 30 June 1679.[1] He married Abigail Bayly, the daughter of Zachary Bayly of Charlcot House, near Westbury, Wiltshire and Northwood Park, near Glastonbury, Somerset, on 14 May 1702.[1][2] Business careerElton was a merchant and industrialist, and like his father before him, he served as the High Sheriff of Bristol from 1710–11.[1] He invested in slave ships with his brothers, Isaac and Jacob.[3] He was the Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers in 1719 and Mayor of Bristol from 1719–20, but in 1720, he was made bankrupt during the "South Sea Bubble".[2] As soon as he completed his term as Mayor, he left Bristol and travelled to France, and did not return until his father paid off his debts.[4] Member of ParliamentElton topped the poll in a contest at the 1734 British general election. He continued raising petitions on mercantile issues, and voted with the Opposition in all recorded divisions. He was returned unopposed at the 1741 British general election.[1] DeathElton died on 20 October 1742, leaving three sons and three daughters. The baronetage passed to his eldest son, who became Sir Abraham Elton, 3rd Baronet but died without issue. The baronetcy then passed to his brother Sir (Abraham) Isaac Elton, 4th Baronet. Another of Elton's sons, Jacob became a Royal Navy captain but was killed in a sea battle. Elton's daughters Mary and Elizabeth married.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/elton-abraham-1679-1742 |title=ELTON, Abraham (1679-1742), of Bristol and Clevedon Court, Som. |publisher=The History of Parliament Trust |accessdate=8 February 2015}} {{S-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{S-bef|before=John Trenchard2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/624134 |title=Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Bt (1679–1742) |publisher=National Trust |accessdate=8 February 2015}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/slavery-and-british-country-house/slavery-british-country-house-web.pdf |title=Slavery and the British Country House |editor1-last=Dresser |editor1-first=Madge |editor2-last=Hann |editor2-first=Andrew |publisher=English Heritage |isbn=978-1-84802-064-1 |year=2013 |page=33 |format=PDF}} 4. ^{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/annalsbristolin02latigoog#page/n138/mode/2up |title=The Annals of Bristol in the Eighteenth Century |last=Latimer |first=John |publisher=John Latimer |year=1893 |page=127}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000045/17240203/005/0006 |title=Wye's Letter Verbatim, London, Jan. 28 |work=Caledonian Mercury |via=British Newspaper Archive |subscription=yes}} 6. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t675Zg3oiGAC&pg=PA103#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Religion, Revolution and English Radicalism |last=Bradley |first=James E. |publisher=Cambridge University Press |origyear=1990 |year=2002 |isbn=0-521-38010-3 |page=103}} 7. ^1 {{cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mvIDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA192#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The baronetage of England |last1=Debrett |first1=John |last2=Collen |first2=George William |publisher=William Pickering |year=1840 |page=192}} James Smith}}{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Taunton|with=James Smith|years=1724–1727}}{{S-aft|after=Francis Fane George Speke}}{{S-bef|before=Sir Abraham Elton, Bt. Joseph Earle}}{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Bristol|with=John Scrope (1727–1734)|with2=Thomas Coster (1734–1739)|with3=Edward Southwell (1739–1742)|years=1727–1742}}{{S-aft|after=Edward Southwell Robert Hoblyn}}{{S-reg|gb-bt}}{{Succession box | title = Baronet (of Bristol) | years = 1728–1742 | before = Abraham Elton | after = Abraham Elton }}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Elton, Abraham}} 11 : 1679 births|1742 deaths|British MPs 1722–27|British MPs 1727–34|British MPs 1734–41|British MPs 1741–47|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|Whig (British political party) MPs|Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain|High Sheriffs of Bristol|Mayors of Bristol |
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