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
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 Comm ...
, and Anna Maria, daughter of
Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet
Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet (26 September 1720 – 16 August 1766) was a British Whig politician, physician and merchant.
Origins
He was the second son of Claudius Amyand, Surgeon-in-Ordinary to King George II, by his wife Mary Rabache, a ...
.
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thepeerage.com He was educated at
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,
St John's College, Cambridge
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and
University of Edinburgh
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.
Diplomatic and political career
Minto was returned to Parliament for
Ashburton in
Devon
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in 1806, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented
Roxburghshire
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between 1812 and 1814. He took a dim view of the
Prince Regent
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and his government. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the
House of Lords
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. He was admitted to
Privy Council
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in 1832.
[Henry, D.G., "Elliot Murray Kynynmound, Hon. Gilbert (1782-1859), of Minto, Roxburgh.", The History of Parliament]
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From 1832 to 1834 he was Minister to Prussia. In 1835 he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
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under Lord Melbourne
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, a post he held until 1841, and later served as Lord Privy Seal
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under Lord John Russell
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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.[ His influence in the Whig party was partly because his daughter, Lady Frances, was the wife of Lord John Russell.]
Family
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
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.
*Lady Charlotte (died 1899), married the Conservative MP Melville Portal
Melville Portal JP, DL (31 July 1819 – 24 January 1904) was a British Conservative Party politician from Hampshire.
Career
Portal was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1842, and M.A. in 1844. In 1841 he was treasurer and ...
.
*Harriet Anne Gertrude (d. 9 Feb. 1855). Died young
* William, 3rd Earl of Minto
*Lady Mary Elizabeth married Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline
Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline (6 April 1803 – 2 July 1868) was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat, styled The Honourable from 1839 to 1858.
Life
Ralph Abercromby was the son and heir of James Abercromby, a barrister and Whig politic ...
. They had one daughter who married the brother of Coutts Trotter.
*Hon. Sir Henry Elliot
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was a diplomat
*Sir Charles Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound was an Admiral of the Fleet.
* Frances Anna Maria (1815–1898) married John Russell, later Prime Minister.
*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
Sir Samuel Romilly (1 March 1757 – 2 November 1818), was a British lawyer, politician and legal reformer. From a background in the commercial world, he became well-connected, and rose to public office and a prominent position in Parliament. A ...
. They had issue.
*Lt-Col. Hon. Gilbert (23 May 1826 – 25 May 1865), who married Katherine Anne Gilbert, daughter of Ashurst Gilbert
Ashurst Turner Gilbert (14 May 1786 – 21 February 1870) was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1822 and bishop of Chichester.
Life
The son of Thomas Gilbert of Ratcliffe, Buckinghamshire, a capta ...
, Archbishop of Chichester. They had no issue.
References
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