British diplomat and politician
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
,
GCB
,
PC
(
;
[1]
16 November 1782 – 31 July 1859), styled as
Viscount Melgund
between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and
Whig
politician.
Background and education
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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
.
[2]
He was educated at
Eton
,
St John's College, Cambridge
and
University of Edinburgh
.
[3]
[4]
Diplomatic and political career
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Minto was returned to Parliament for
Ashburton
in
Devon
in 1806, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented
Roxburghshire
between 1812 and 1814. He took a dim view of the
Prince Regent
and his government. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the
House of Lords
. He was admitted to
Privy Council
in 1832.
[5]
From 1832 to 1834 he was
Minister to Prussia
. In 1835 he was appointed
First Lord of the Admiralty
under
Lord Melbourne
, a post he held until 1841, and later served as
Lord Privy Seal
under
Lord John Russell
from 1846 to 1852. In his youth, Elliot had gone to Corsica where his father was viceroy and he developed an abiding affection for Italy. He served as special envoy to Switzerland, Sardinia, Tuscany, Rome, Sicily in 1847?8.
[5]
His influence in the
Whig
party was partly because his daughter, Lady Frances, was the wife of Lord John Russell.
[6]
Family
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Lord Minto married Mary, daughter of
Patrick Brydone
, in 1806. They had at least five sons and five daughters. Lady Minto died in July 1853. Lord Minto survived her by six years and died in July 1859, aged 75. He was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son,
William
.
- Lady Charlotte (died 1899), married the Conservative MP
Melville Portal
.
- Harriet Anne Gertrude (d. 9 Feb. 1855). Died young
- William, 3rd Earl of Minto
- Lady Mary Elizabeth married
Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline
. They had one daughter who married the brother of
Coutts Trotter
.
- Hon.
Sir Henry Elliot
was a diplomat
- Sir
Charles Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
was an
Admiral of the Fleet
.
[2]
- Frances Anna Maria
(1815?1898) married
John Russell
, later Prime Minister.
[7]
- Hon. George Francis (9 October 1822 ? 14 February 1901), was a barrister. Died unmarried.
- Lady Elizabeth Amelia Jane (c. 1823 ? 18 Jan. 1892), who married
Lt.-Col. Frederick Romilly
, son of
Samuel Romilly
. They had issue.
- Lt-Col. Hon. Gilbert (23 May 1826 ? 25 May 1865), who married Katherine Anne Gilbert, daughter of
Ashurst Gilbert
,
Bishop of Chichester
. They had no issue.
References
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- ^
Pointon, G. E. (1983).
BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names
(2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 137.
ISBN
0-19-282745-6
.
- ^
a
b
Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Earl of Minto
. thepeerage.com
- ^
"Elliot, Gilbert (ELT803G)"
.
A Cambridge Alumni Database
. University of Cambridge.
- ^
"Person Page"
.
- ^
a
b
Henry, D.G., "Elliot Murray Kynynmound, Hon. Gilbert (1782?1859), of Minto, Roxburgh.", The History of Parliament
- ^
Chisholm, Hugh
, ed. (1911).
"Minto, Earls of"
.
Encyclopædia Britannica
. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 563.
- ^
"Death of Sir Gerald Portal".
The Times
. London. 26 January 1894. pp. 3, col F.
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