Lieutenant Colonel James Ogilvie-Grant, 9th Earl of Seafield, DL (27 December 1817 – 5 June 1888),[1] known as The Hon. James Ogilvie-Grant from 1840 to 1884, was a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and soldier.
The Earl of Seafield | |
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| Member of Parliament for Elginshire and Nairnshire | |
| In office 1868–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Cumming-Bruce |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Macduff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1817 Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland |
| Died | 5 June 1888 (aged 70) Kensington, London, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Caroline Evans
(m. 1841; died 1850)Constance Abercromby
(m. 1853; died 1872) |
| Parent(s) | Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield Mary Anne Dunn |
Seafield was the fourth son of Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield, and Mary Ann Dunn. He was educated at Harrow. He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel in the British Army, serving with the Elginshire Volunteers. At the 1868 general election he was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire as a Conservative,[2] a seat he held until his defeat at the 1874 general election.[2] In 1884, he succeeded his nephew, Ian Charles Ogilvie-Grant, 8th Earl of Seafield, as ninth Earl of Seafield. A few months later he was created Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title, a revival of the barony created for his elder brother in 1858, gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords.[3]
Lord Seafield was married three times. He married firstly Caroline Louisa Evans (1820–1850), daughter of Eyre Evans, of Kilmallock, County Limerick. He married secondly Constance Helena Abercromby (1829–1873), daughter of Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet, in 1853. She died in 1872 and Seafield married thirdly Georgina Adelaide, daughter of General Frederick Nathaniel Walker and sister of General Edward Forestier-Walker.[3]
Lord Seafield died in June 1888, aged 70, and was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage, Francis William Ogilvie-Grant. His second son, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Robert Abercromby Ogilvie-Grant (1855–1925), was an officer in the Gordon Highlanders.[3]
He is buried at the mausoleum at Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, just outside the village of Duthil, Inverness-shire.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Peerages: "S", part 2". Leigh Rayment's peerage pages. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 584. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ a b c d Lord Strathspey (1983). A History of Clan Grant. Phillimore. ISBN 978-0-85033-442-5.