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John Elwes
(1714-1789)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Elwes, John, 1714-1789
DNB:    Elwes [formerly Meggott], John (1714-1789), landowner and eccentric
LBT ID: JoElwes1789    VIAF ID: 61102271    LOC ID: no90006490		B/BAP:   1714-04-07
DIED:   1789-11-26
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
English eccentric, originally John Meggott; after inheriting a fortune he was so parsimonious that he refused to clean his shoes lest they wear out; he was MP for Berkshire (1774-87).
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