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Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound () may refer to: *Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto PC (1751–1814), Scottish politician diplomat *Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB, PC (1782–1859), British diplomat and Whig politician *William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814–1891), eldest son of the second earl *Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (1845–1914), British politician, Viceroy of India *Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto, member of the British nobility *Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto (1928–2005), member of British nobility from Scotland *Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (Gilbert) Timothy Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (; born 1 December 1953), styled Viscount Melgund between 1975 and 2005, is the chief executive of British stationery company Paperchase. He is the son of the late Gilb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl Of Minto
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, (; 16 November 178231 July 1859), styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician. Background and education Minto was the eldest son of the Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, and Anna Maria, daughter of Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet.Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of Minto thepeerage.com He was educated at Eton, and |
William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl Of Minto
William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (; 19 March 1814 – 17 March 1891), was a British Whig politician. He was the eldest son of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto. From 1814 until his accession in 1859, he was styled Viscount Melgund. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Hythe at a by-election in May 1837, and held the seat until the 1841 general election, when he stood unsuccessfully in Rochester. At the 1847 general election, he was returned as MP for Greenock. He held that seat until the 1852 general election, when he contested Glasgow without success. He was returned for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire at the 1857 general election,Craig, page 579 but did not stand again in 1859 Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Molda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl Of Minto
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, (; 23 April 175121 June 1814), known as Sir Gilbert Elliott, 4th Baronet until 1797, and The Lord Minto from 1797 to 1814, was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1776 and 1795. He was viceroy of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican Kingdom from 1793 to 1796 and went on to become Governor-General of India between July 1807 and 1813. Background and education Minto was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, and Agnes, daughter of Hugh Dalrymple-Murray-Kynynmound. He was the nephew of John Elliott, Governor of Newfoundland, Andrew Elliot the 41st Colonial Governor of New York, and of Jean Elliot the poet. Hugh Elliot was his younger brother and Sir Charles Elliot his nephew. About 1763 Elliot and his brother Hugh were sent to Paris, where their studies were supervised by the Scottish philosopher David Hume, and where they became intimate with Honoré ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl Of Minto
(Gilbert) Timothy Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (; born 1 December 1953), styled Viscount Melgund between 1975 and 2005, is the chief executive of British stationery company Paperchase. He is the son of the late Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto and his first wife, Lady Caroline Child Villiers. The Earl resides in England, but has continuing links with Scotland, as his parents did. He succeeded his father in the earldom on 7 September 2005. His father's estate has been the subject of a dispute between the Earl and his father's third wife. On 30 July 1983, he married Diana Barbara Trafford, daughter of Brian and Audrey (née Taylor) Trafford. They have two sons and one daughter; a third son is deceased. The Earl became a member of the House of Lords in October 2022, having finished second in a by-election to replace both the Viscount Ullswater and the Baron Colwyn Baron Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay in the County of Denbigh, is a title in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl Of Minto
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (; 9 July 18451 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 17th. Early life and career Minto was born in London, the son of William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto, and Emma, daughter of General Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet. After the death of his grandfather in 1859 he became known by the courtesy title of Viscount Melgund. After completing his education at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Scots Guards in 1867, but left in 1870. He joined the 1st Roxburghshire Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps as a captain in 1872. In 1874, in the capacity of a newspaper correspondent, he witnessed the operations of the Carlists in Spain; he took service with the Turkish ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl Of Minto
Victor Gilbert Lasiston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (; 12 February 1891 – 1975) was a member of the British nobility. He was the son of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey. He married Marion Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 19 January 1921. He died in 1975. Marriage and children Lord Minto (whose father had served as Canada's Governor-General) married Marion Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 19 January 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was a native of Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, and, as Countess of Minto, officiated at the unveiling of Morrisburg's World War I monument in September 1923. Their children were: * Lady Bridget Elliot (7 December 1921 – 19 November 2005) * Lady Willa Elliot (b. 21 March 1924); married on 9 October 1946 Major George Chetwode. Their daughter Willa married James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone (grandson of the former Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone, Lad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl Of Minto
Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto, (; 19 June 1928 – 7 September 2005) (nicknamed "Gibbie"), styled Viscount Melgund until 1975, was a Scottish peer. Background and life Lord Minto was the son of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto and Marion Cook. He attended Eton and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and served in the Scots Guards until 1958. In the 1955 Birthday Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). He was an honorary lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers (Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland). He served as a Justice of the Peace for Roxburghshire from 1961 onwards. He succeeded his father as Earl in 1975. He served as president of the South of Scotland Chamber of Commerce from 1980 to 1982, chair of the Scottish Council on Alcoholism (1973-1987), and a commissioner of the Local Government Property Commission (Scotland) from 1995-1998. The Earl was appointed Officer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
