'''Montague Charles Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans''' was born on [[May 13]] [[1870]] in [[Pimlico]], [[Middlesex]] to [[Charles George Cornwallis Eliot]] ([[October 16]] [[1839]] - [[May 22]] [[1901]]) and his wife [[Constance Rhiannon Guest]] ([[November]] [[1844]] - [[1916]]).
Montague was educated at [[Castleden Hall School]] ([[Farnborough, Hampshire]]), [[Charterhouse]] and [[Exeter College, Oxford]], taking a BA in [[1893]]. By [[1895]], he was a Barrister-in-law at the [[Inner Temple]].
From [[1901]]-[[1906]], he was appointed a [[Gentleman Usher]] to [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]], and from [[1908]]-[[1910]] a [[Groom-in-Waiting]]. From [[1910]]-[[1936]], he was a Gentleman Usher to [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]. During the [[World War I|First World War]], Montague was a Lieutenant-Commander with the [[RNVR]].
He was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in [[1919]], and became [[Groom of the Robes]] from [[1920]] - [[1936]].
In [[1923]], he was awarded the [[MVO]], and from [[1924]] - [[1936]] he became [[Extra Groom-in-Waiting]] to King George V. He was awarded [[CVO]] in [[1928]]; [[KCVO]] in [[1934]]. In [[1936]] he became Extra Groom-in-Waiting to [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]], and, from [[1937]] to [[1952]], Extra Groom-in-Waiting to [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]]. From [[1952]] - [[1960]], he was Extra Groom-in-Waiting to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]
He had been awarded [[Officer, Order of Leopold of Belgium]].
On [[November 22]] [[1942]], Montague succeeded his older brother to become the 8th [[Earl of St Germans]]
He married on [[June 22]] [[1910]] to [[Helen Agnes Post]] (d. [[September 1]] [[1962]]) and they had a daughter and two sons:
* [[Germaine Elizabeth Olive Eliot]] ([[April 11]] [[1911]] - )
* [[Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans|Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot]] ([[January 26]] [[1914]] - [[1988]])
* [[Montague Robert Vere Eliot]] ([[October 29]] [[1923]] - [[May 16]] [[1994]])
Montague died on [[September 19]] [[1960]] and his titles passed to his elder son, [[Nicholas Eliot, 9th Earl of St Germans|Nicholas Richard Michael Eliot]]
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