Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, KCVO, OBE

1870 - 1960  (90 years)

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  Name	Montague Charles Eliot
  Suffix	8th Earl of St Germans, KCVO, OBE
  Birth	13 May 1870
  Gender	Male
  Name	13 May 1870 (0 years)
  	born in Pimlico, Middlesex to Charles George Cornwallis Eliot (16 October 1839 – 22 May 1901) and his wife Constance Rhiannon Guest (November 1844 – 1916)
  Name	1907 (36 years)
  	In 1907, under the name 'Ellova Gryn', Eliot published the parody Too Weak, a play on Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks.[3]
  Married	22 Jun 1910 (40 years)
  	married on 22 June 1910 to Helen Agnes Post (d. 1 September 1962), the daughter of Arthur Post of New York and his wife Elizabeth Wadsworth, a daughter of American General James S. Wadsworth who married, as her second husband, Lord Barrymore.[6][7] They had a daughter and two sons: Lady Germaine Elizabeth Olive Eliot (11 April 1911 – 1991)[8] Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans (1914–1988) (Montague) Robert Vere Eliot (29 October 1923 – 16 May 1994), contested Mansfield as a Conservative in the 1959 general election.
  Name	He had been awarded the cross of Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
  Name	1919 (48 years)	[Honour] OBE; Officer (O.B.E.), Order of the British Empire
  	appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1919
  Name	1923 (52 years)	[Member] Royal Victorian Order (MVO), monarchy of the United Kingdom
  	In 1923, he was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
  Name	1928 (57 years)	[Title] Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order, Royal Victorian Order (CVO), monarchy of the United Kingdom
  	appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1928
  Name	1934 (63 years)	[Title] Knight Commander of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), Royal Victorian Order (MVO), monarchy of the United Kingdom
  	appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1928; Knight Commander (KCVO) in 1934
  Name	22 Nov 1942 (72 years)	[Title] Earl of St Germans, in the County of Cornwall; subsidiary title of Baron Eliot
  	On 22 November 1942, Eliot succeeded his older brother Granville Eliot, 7th Earl of St Germans to become the 8th Earl of St Germans
  service-WWI	Royal Naval Reserve RNVR
  	During the First World War, Montague was a Lieutenant-Commander with the RNVR
  Death	19 Sep 1960
  Occupation	1895 (24 years) - The Honourable Society of Inner Temple, Inner Temple, London  - By 1895, he was a Barrister-at-law at the Inner Temple.
  	1901-1906 (35 years) - From 1901 to 1906, he was appointed a Gentleman Usher to Edward VI
  	1907 (36 years) - In 1907, under the name 'Ellova Gryn', Eliot published the parody Too Weak, a play on Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks.[3] Under the same name, he was also the author of the books The Meanderings of Mary Ann, Reflections of Whiskerine, The Vicissitudes of Acetylene, The Nun and the Noodle, and Over the Mud that parodied other of Glyn's books such as The Vicissitudes of Evangeline.[4]
  	1918 (47 years) - Ince Castle, Elm Gate, Saltash  - In 1918, Eliot bought Ince Castle in Cornwall that had previously been owned by the Earl of Buckinghamshire.[5]
  	1920-1936 (65 years) - became Groom of the Robes from 1920 to 1936
  	1924-1936 (65 years) - from 1924 to 1936 he became Extra Groom-in-Waiting to King George V
  	1936 (65 years) - In 1936 he became Extra Groom-in-Waiting to Edward VIII
  	1937-1952 (81 years) - from 1937 to 1952, Extra Groom-in-Waiting to George VI
  	1952-1960 (89 years) - From 1952 to 1960, he was Extra Groom-in-Waiting to Elizabeth II
  Person ID	I15759	AHP
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Colonel Hon. Charles George Cornwallis Eliot, CVO ,   b. 16 Oct 1839   d. 22 May 1901 (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Constance Rhiannon Guest/ELIOT, d of Sir John Josiah Guest, Bt and Lady Charlotte Guest,   b. Abt 1842
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	26 Oct 1865
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years - She : ~ 23 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F4499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Agnes Post/ELIOT, d of Arthur Post of New York and his wife Elizabeth Wadsworth   d. 1 Sep 1962
  Marriage	22 Jun 1910
  Age at Marriage	He : 40 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Children	1. Lady Germaine Elizabeth Olive Eliot,   b. 11 Apr 1911   d. 1991 (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans,   b. 26 Jan 1914, Wyndham Place, Marylebone, London d. 11 Mar 1988, Tangiers, Morocco (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - By 1895, he was a Barrister-at-law at the Inner Temple. - 1895 (24 years) - The Honourable Society of Inner Temple, Inner Temple, London  Occupation - In 1918, Eliot bought Ince Castle in Cornwall that had previously been owned by the Earl of Buckinghamshire.[5] - 1918 (47 years) - Ince Castle, Elm Gate, Saltash  Name - appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1919 - 1919 - [Honour] OBE; Officer (O.B.E.), Order of the British Empire  Name - In 1923, he was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) - 1923 - [Member] Royal Victorian Order (MVO), monarchy of the United Kingdom   = Link to Google Earth
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