Edward Carlyon Eliot
Edward Carlyon Eliot, was a British diplomat and Colonial Service administrator.Personal
Eliot was the son of Edward Eliot and Elizabeth Harriette, and described as a neat, slim man of medium height with very black hair. His brother was Charles Eliot, who was Commissioner for British East Africa and Ambassador to Japan.
Edward married, first, Clara Frances Paterson on 06 Jun 1899; and, second, Alice Marion Shand, granddaughter of Henry Alfred Alford Nicholls, in 1927, with whom he had a son, David, in 1935.Career
During his time in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands he worked to improve conditions involved in the mining of phosphates.
Eliot was appointed CBE in the 1931 New Year Honours ListSelected works
Eliot's published writings encompass two works in three publications in one language and 56 library holdings.
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