William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto
William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (/kɪˈnɪnmənd/;[1] 19 March 1814 – 17 March 1891), was a British Whig[2] 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.[3]
He was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Hythe at a by-election in May 1837,[2] and held the seat until the 1841 general election, when he stood unsuccessfully in Rochester.[4]
At the 1847 general election, he was returned as MP for Greenock.[5] He held that seat until the 1852 general election, when he contested Glasgow without success.[6] He was returned for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire at the 1857 general election,[7] but did not stand again in 1859.[7]
He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1870.
He died in 1891, aged 76, two days short of his 77th birthday.
Family[edit]
He married Emma, daughter of General Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet and their children included William and Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
- ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 166. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ "Melgund (William Hugh Elliot), Viscount (MLGT832V)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 258. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, page 548
- ^ Craig, page 546
- ^ a b Craig, page 579
- ^ "Melgund, Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot (Viscount) (MLGT863GJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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