Andrew Elliot
Andrew Elliot (November 1728 – 25 May 1797) was a British merchant and official who served as the Acting and last British Governor of New York in 1783.
For the professor of psychology, see Andrew J. Elliot. For the premier of British Columbia, see Andrew Charles Elliott.
Andrew Elliot
Vacant (American Revolution)
(Title next held by George Clinton)
25 May 1797 (aged 68)
Mount Teviot, Jedburgh, Scotland
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Eleanor McCall(m. 1754; died 1756)
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Elisabeth Plumsted(m. 1760)
Eleanor Jauncey Digby
Agnes, Lady Carnegie
Elizabeth Cathcart, Countess Cathcart
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Bt of Minto
Helen Stewart
Early life[edit]
Elliot was born November 1728 in Edinburgh, the son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet of Minto and the former Helen Steuart (1696–1774). He was a brother of Gilbert, John, and Jean Elliot.
His paternal grandparents were Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet, of Minto and Dame Jane Carre (the fourth daughter of Sir Andrew Carre of Cavers, Roxborough). His maternal grandparents were Sir Robert Steuart, 1st Baronet, of Allanbank, and, his second wife, Helen Cockburn (a daughter of Sir Alexander Cockburn of Langton). His maternal uncle was Archibald Stewart, Lord Provost of Edinburgh.[1]
Elliot was twice married. His first marriage was in 1754 to Eleanor McCall, a daughter of George McCall and Anne (née Yeates) McCall of Philadelphia.[6] Together, they were the parents of one child:[7]
After the death of his first wife, he married Elisabeth Plumsted in 1760. She was a daughter of the Mayor of Philadelphia William Plumsted and, his first wife, Rebecca (née Kearney) Plumsted. After Elisabeth's mother died, her father William married Mary McCall, the sister of Elliot's first wife, making Elisabeth a step-daughter of his sister-in-law.[10] Together, they were the parents of:[3]
Elliot died at home on 25 May 1797 at Mount Teviot, Jedburgh, aged 68.[3]