Eldon
/ (ˈɛldən) /
Earl of, title of John Scott. 1751–1838, British statesman and jurist; Lord Chancellor (1801–06, 1807–27): an inflexible opponent of parliamentary reform, Catholic emancipation, and the abolition of slavery
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How to use Eldon in a sentence
The Chancellor, in acknowledging the condescension, intimated his ignorance of Lady Eldon's claim to such a notice.
How to be Happy Though Married | E. J. Hardy.Neither was a full-length of Eldon finished: a fine thing, to judge from the photograph we have seen.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellEldon's victims had died a lingering death, and the persecutor had made money out of their sufferings.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenJeffreys was openly brutal; while Eldon covered his tyranny under the 'most accomplished indifference.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenThe Utilitarians saw in the dogged obstructiveness of Eldon and his like the one great obstacle to reform.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
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