Background
Abraham Elton was the first son of Abraham Elton (later created the first of the Elton baronets), and his wife Mary Jefferies. In 1702, Elton married Abigail Bayly, the daughter of Zachary Bayly.
Abraham Elton was the first son of Abraham Elton (later created the first of the Elton baronets), and his wife Mary Jefferies. In 1702, Elton married Abigail Bayly, the daughter of Zachary Bayly.
He also served as the High Sheriff of Bristol from 1710-1711, and the Mayor of Bristol 1719-1720. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 30 June 1679. Elton was a merchant and industrialist, and like his father before him, he served as the High Sheriff of Bristol from 1710-1711.
He was the Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers in 1719 and Mayor of Bristol from 1719-1720, but in 1720, he was made bankrupt during the "South Sea Bubble".
As soon as he completed his term as Mayor, he left Bristol and travelled to France, and did not return until his father paid off his debts. He returned to England by 1724, and stood in the Taunton by-election of 1724 for the Whigs, as an unexpected late entrant.
The petition was rejected by a vote of 151 to 104. He only served Taunton until the general election, in 1727, when his father vacated his seat in Bristol.
At the resulting election, Elton paid his Tory opponent £1,000 to withdraw from the election, allowing him to be returned unopposed.
Upon his father"s death in February 1728, Elton became Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Baronet, and inherited Clevedon Court. He often petitioned government on mercantile issues, amongst them. In 1730 for the removal of duty on soaps and candles, five separate times for the removal of duty on Irish yarn, twice against the introduction of slave duties.
He was said to have made a "bantering speech" against the proposed Excise Bill of 1733.
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He was duly elected to serve as a for Taunton, though one of the other candidates, George Deane, filed a petition against his election.