 Complete the following phrase:  Elliot was born in Dresden, Saxony, on 15 August 1801 to Margaret and Hugh Elliot. He was one of nine children. His uncle was Scottish diplomat Gilbert Elliott, 1st Earl of Minto. He was educated at Reading School in Reading, Berkshire, England. On 26 March 1815, Elliot joined the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer on board HMS Leviathan, which served in the Mediterranean Station. A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray. p. 332.ref In July 1816, he became a midshipman on board HMS Minden, in which he served in the 