William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (; 19 March 1814 – 17 March 1891), was a British Whig politician.

Early life

He was the eldest son of

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 Gilbe ...

. From his birth in 1814 until his accession in 1859, he was styled Viscount Melgund. He was educated at

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and

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Career

He was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for

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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

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. He held that seat until the 1852 general election, when he contested

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without success. He was returned for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire at the 1857 general election,Craig, page 579 but did not stand again in

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. He was made a

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in 1870.

Personal life

He married Emma, daughter of General

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and their children included William and

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 from 1898 to 1904, and Vi ...

. He died in 1891, aged 76, two days short of his 77th birthday.

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* 1814 births 1891 deaths Nobility from the Scottish Borders Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Knights of the Thistle Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Gilbert UK MPs who inherited peerages People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge {{UK-earl-stub