Eldon

Eldon

The name Eldon can refer to several places and people:

Places

* Eldon, County Durham, England
* Eldon Lane, County Durham, England
* Old Eldon, County Durham, England
* Eldon, Iowa, USA
* Eldon, Missouri, USA
* Eldon, Oklahoma, USA
* Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan, Canada
* Eldon Range, Tasmania, Australia

People

;Surname
* Dan Eldon, a former British photojournalist
* David Eldon, former Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
* Earl of Eldon, a hereditary title held by five people
**John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
* Kevin Eldon, comic actor

;Given name
* Eldon Bargewell, US Major General investigating Haditha incident
* Eldon Edwards, Ku Klux Klan leader
* Sir John Eldon Gorst (1835–1916), lawyer and politician
* Sir (John) Eldon Gorst (1861–1911), British Consul-General of Egypt
* Eldon C. Hall, computer engineer
* Eldon Hoke, musician, drummer and lead singer of the Mentors
* Nathan Eldon Tanner, prominent Mormon

Other uses

* Eldon Enclosure Systems, a product manufacturer headquartered in Madrid


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  • Eldon — heißen die Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Eldon (Iowa) Eldon (Missouri) Eldon (Oklahoma) Eldon (Texas) Eldon (Washington) im Vereinigten Königreich Eldon (County Durham) Eldon Lane Old Eldon in Tasmanien Eldon Range, Tasmania, ein Gebirgszug… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eldon — Eldon, OK U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 991 Housing Units (2000): 387 Land area (2000): 18.446164 sq. miles (47.775343 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.446164 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Eldon, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 998 Housing Units (2000): 470 Land area (2000): 1.128549 sq. miles (2.922928 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007088 sq. miles (0.018357 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.135637 sq. miles (2.941285 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Eldon, MO — U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 4895 Housing Units (2000): 2396 Land area (2000): 3.375387 sq. miles (8.742211 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.375387 sq. miles (8.742211 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Eldon, OK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 991 Housing Units (2000): 387 Land area (2000): 18.446164 sq. miles (47.775343 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.446164 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Eldon — (spr. Eld n), John Scott, Viscount Encombe, später Graf E., geb. 1751 in Newcastle in Northumberland, wo sein Vater, Scott, Kaufmann war; er wurde 1776 Advocat, trat in die Kanzlei des Lordkanzlers, wurde 1783 königlicher Rath u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Eldon — (spr. eld n), John Scott, Graf von, engl. Staatsmann, geb. 4. Juni 1751, gest. 13. Jan. 1838 in London, studierte in Oxford, ward 1776 Barrister zu London, 1783 königlicher Rat und in demselben Jahr ins Unterhaus gewählt, wo er als eifriger Tory… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Eldon — (Elldʼn), John Scott, Viscount, geb. 1751 zu Newcastle an der Tyne, Sohn eines armen Krämers, erwarb sich als Advocat einen großen Ruf, wurde Mitglied des Unterhauses, schloß sich Pitt an und war eine Stütze der Torys, die ihm die Behandlung… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Eldon — m English: transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as a local name from a place in Co. Durham, so called from the Old English male personal name Ella + Old English dūn hill …   First names dictionary

  • Eldon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom Eldon peut faire allusion à: Sommaire 1 Lieux 1.1 Australie …   Wikipédia en Français

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