93,733 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

John Elwes

✓ Source-basedfalling

British politician, eccentric and miser, died 1789

PoliticiansLived 1714 to 1789 · aged 75
Compare
Fame44.5
MomentumNot measured
Languages5
In century#8,909

John Elwes MP was a member of parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772-1784) and an eccentric miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.

Photos 3

John Elwes, MP, with moneybagJohn Elwes, MP, with moneybagMarcham Park, formerly in Berkshire, from the north east.Marcham Park, formerly in Berkshire, from the north east.

Politicians born in the 1710s 6

Ali II ibn Hussein44.5John Boydell44.3Robert Livingston44.6Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness44.0John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont44.7Omar Ali Saifuddin I of Brunei43.8

About this person

John Elwes MP was a member of parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772-1784) and an eccentric miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Dickens made reference to Elwes in Bleak House (1853) - along with another notable 18th century miser, Daniel Dancer - and in his 1865 novel, Our Mutual Friend. Elwes was also believed to inspire William Harrison Ainsworth to create the character of John Scarfe in his 1842 novel The Miser's Daughter.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1714 to 1789 · aged 75
Written about in
5 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.