Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield

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Lord Temporal
In office
30 September 1969 – 11 November 1999
Personal details
Born
Ian Derek Francis Studley-Herbert

(1939-03-20) 20 March 1939 (age 85)
Chelsea, London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Mary Illingworth
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(m. 1960; div. 1971)​

Leila Refaat
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(m. 1971)​
Children2
Parent(s)Derek Studley-Herbert
Nina Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield

Ian Derek Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (born 20 March 1939) is a British peer and landowner.

Background

Ian Seafield was born in

Scottish peerage.[2]

As the head of the Seafield family's 84,500-acre estate, he is one of the principal landowners in Scotland.[3] The family seat is Cullen House, while Castle Grant was sold in 1983.[4]

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1969 until the reforms in 1999 removed most hereditary peers. He was affiliated with the Conservative Party.[5] Seafield was one of the largest donors to the successful 'No' campaign in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.[6]

Personal life

On 5 October 1960, he married Mary Dawn Mackenzie Illingworth (granddaughter of Sir Percy Illingworth) at the Savoy Chapel.[7] They had two sons:

  • James Andrew Ogilvie-Grant, Viscount Reidhaven (born 30 November 1963); heir apparent.
  • Hon. Alexander Derek Henry Ogilvie-Grant (born 26 January 1966); married Lucy Clare Potts, daughter of Henry Potts, of Eglingham Hall, in 1995, and had issue:
    • John Francis Henry Ogilvie-Grant (born 2000)
    • Ivan James Valentine Ogilvie-Grant (born 2003)
    • (James) Aeneas Ogilvie-Grant (born 2006)

Lord Seafield separated from his wife in August 1969, and the couple were divorced on 24 July 1971.[7] Shortly thereafter he re-married to Leila Refaat (born 1944), daughter of Mahmoud Refaat, of Cairo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3552.
  3. ^ "Who owns Scotland? Here's the next five in our top 20". The Scotsman. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ISBN 978-0-85033-442-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link
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  5. ^ "MPs and Lords: The Earl of Seafield". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ Peterkin, Tom (13 July 2014). "Who are the donors behind Yes and No campaigns?". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Countess wins Divorce Decree". The Evening Standard. 24 July 1971. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Seafield
1969 – present 		Incumbent
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