Charles Eliot Politician

Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot, GCMG, PC (8 January 1862 – 16 March 1931) was a British knight diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist. He served as Commissioner of British East Africa in 1900–1904. He was British Ambassador to Japan in 1919–1925.He was also known as a malacologist and marine biologist. He named the sea slug species Chelidonura varians Eliot, 1903.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 08, 1862
Birth place	Sibford Gower
Date of death	March 16, 1931
Place of death	Strait of Malacca
Education	Balliol College Oxford Cheltenham College