Edward Marwood-Elton, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Marwood-Elton Q.C. was an English barrister and Devonshire landowner who served as the High Sheriff of Devon in 1858.Life
Edward Marwood-Elton was born on the 19 May 1800. He was the son of James Marwood-Elton and Anne Storey, both of whom belonged to landed families of Devon.
In 1833, he purchased the Widworthy Court estate in Devon and commissioned George Stanley Repton to design replacement principle house. He continued to expand the estate through land acquisitions for the rest of his life.
He died in 1884, unmarried and without issue.
