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Lord Elphinstone is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created by King James IV in 1510. History. The title of Lord Elphinstone was granted by King James IV in 1510 to Sir Alexander Elphinstone of Elphinstone, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden three years later.
William George Keith Elphinstone. Major-General William George Keith Elphinstone CB (26 January 1782 – 23 April 1842) was an officer of the British Army during the 19th century. Biography. Early life and military career.
Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone and 5th Baron Elphinstone (born 15 April 1980), is a Scottish peer in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Early life and family. Lord Elphinstone is the son of James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone, and Willa Mary Gabrielle Chetwode.
Lord Elphinstone es un título de la nobleza de Escocia creado por el rey James IV en 1510. Historia. El título de Lord Elphinstone fue concedido por el rey James IV en 1510 a Sir Alexander Elphinstone de Elphinstone, quien murió en la batalla de Flodden tres años después.
Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone, was the son of the 2nd Lord, born 1530. He married Margaret Drummond, granddaughter of James IV. His Catholic faith and support for the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots, led him to transfer his lands to his son Alexander in 1577.
Created Baron Keith of Banheath in the County of Dunbarton, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughter Margaret Mercer Elphinstone. On his death the Viscountcy of Keith and the UK Barony of Keith (cr. 1801) became extinct.
Mountstuart Elphinstone was a British official in India who did much to promote popular education and local administration of laws. Elphinstone entered the civil service in Calcutta (now Kolkata) with the British East India Company in 1795. A few years later he barely escaped death when followers.
