Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853), known as Francis William Ogilvy-Grant until 1840, was a Scottish nobleman and Member of Parliament.
Seafield was the son of Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet, and Jane Duff. He achieved the rank of Colonel in the army. In 1802 he was elected to the House of Commons for Elgin Burghs, a seat he held until 1806, and then represented Inverness Burghs from 1806 to 1807, Elginshire from 1807 to 1832 and Elginshire and Nairnshire from 1832 to 1840. In 1840 he succeeded his elder brother as sixth Earl of Seafield, and sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1841 until his death in 1853. Apart from his political career he also served as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire from 1809 to 1853.
Lord Seafield was married twice. He married firstly Mary Anne Dunn, daughter of John Dunn, in 1811. They had five children. After his first wife's death in 1840 he married secondly Louisa Emma, daughter of Robert George Maunsell, in 1843. He died in July 1853, aged 75, and was buried at the mausoleum at Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, just outside the village of Duthil, Inverness-shire. He was succeeded in his titles by his son from his first marriage, John Charles Ogilvy-Grant.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Seafield
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Alexander Brodie |
Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1802–1806 |
Succeeded by George Skene |
Preceded by George Cumming |
Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs 1806–1807 |
Succeeded by Peter Baillie |
Preceded by James Brodie |
Member of Parliament for Elginshire 1807–1832 |
Constituency abolished |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Elginshire & Nairnshire 1832–1840 |
Succeeded by Charles Lennox Cumming Bruce |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by Sir James Grant |
Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire 1809–1853 |
Succeeded by The Lord Lovat |
Peerage of Scotland | ||
Preceded by Lewis Alexander Grant-Ogilvy |
Earl of Seafield 1840-1853 |
Succeeded by John Charles Ogilvy-Grant |