Eliot was born at Port Eliot, Cornwall, the third but eldest surviving son of Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans, and his wife Jemima (née Cornwallis). He was educated at Eton College and then joined the Diplomatic Service. He served as Attaché at Hanover from 1849 to 1853, as Attaché at Lisbon from 1851 to 1853, as 2nd Paid Attaché at Berlin from 1853 to 1857, as 1st Paid Attaché at Constantinople  from 1857 to 1858, as 1st Paid Attaché at St Petersburg from 1858 to 1859, as Secretary of Legation at Rio de Janeiro in 1859, as Secretary of Legation at Athens from 1859 to 1861, as Secretary of Legation at Lisbon from 1860 to 1861 and from 1864 to 1865, as Chargé dAffaires at Rio de Janeiro from 1861 to 1863 and as Acting Secretary of Legation at Washington DC from 1863 to 1864.

Question: Did Eliot serve longer as Attaché at Hanover or Attaché at Lisbon?
Answer: Attaché at Hanover

Question: Did Eliot serve longer as Attaché at Hanover or as 1st Paid Attaché at Constantinople?
Answer: Attaché at Hanover

Question: How many years combined did Eliot serve as Attaché at Hanover and 1st Paid Attaché at Constantinople?
Answer: 5

Question: How many sons did Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans, and his wife Jemima have?
Answer: 3

Question: What all areas did Eliot serve in 1857?
Answer: Berlin

Question: Where did Eliot serve in 1959"
Answer: Petersburg

Question: How many years did Eliot serve  Secretary of Legation at Lisbon in Lisbon?
Answer: 1

Question: How many years did Eliot serve as Chargé dAffaires at Rio de Janeiro?
Answer: 2

Question: How many years did Eliot serve as Acting Secretary of Legation at Washington DC from 1863 to 1864?
Answer: 1