Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of Minto
Great Britain Parliament for Roxburghshire | |
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| In office 1765–1777 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Scott |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bt (son) |
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| In office 1770–1777 | |
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| Born | September 1722 University of Utrecht |
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, (of Minto) (September 1722 – 11 February 1777) was born at Minto, Roxburghshire, and was a Scottish statesman, philosopher and poet.
Early life
Elliot was born in September 1722 in Minto, Roxburghshire. He was one of nine children born to Helen Steuart and Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet, of Minto.
He was educated at Dalkeith grammar school and from 1735 at
Career
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In March 1748, Elliot was appointed as the first
In parliament, he was a supporter of the policies of
Elliot was
Writing career
Elliot was the author of Amynta,
My sheep I neglected; I broke my sheep-hook
And all the gay haunts of my youth I forsook;[6]
Other works by Elliot include Twas at the hour of dark midnight, describing the death of Colonel James Gardiner (1686–1745) during the Battle of Prestonpans, published in the third volume of 'The Scots Musical Museum' and Thoughts occasioned by the funeral of the earl and countess of Sutherland in Holyrood House which appeared anonymously in the Scots Magazine for October 1766.
In 1752, supported by Edinburgh's Lord Provost George Drummond, he authored a pamphlet entitled Proposals for carrying on certain Public Works in the City of Edinburgh. The advocated improvements were fully implemented by the Town Council and shaped the physical character of the city, as still seen to this day.[10]
Personal life
On 14 December 1746, Gilbert was married to Agnes Dalrymple-Murray-Kynynmound, daughter and heiress of
- Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet, in 1777.
- Hugh Elliot (1752–1830), who married Charlotte von Kraut in 1778. They divorced in 1783 and he married Margaret Jones in c. 1792.
- Alexander Kynymound Elliot (1754–1778)
- Robert Elliot (1755–1825), who married Mary Garforth, the daughter of Rev. Edmund Garforth, in 1788.
- Eleanor Elliot (1758–1818), who married William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland.
On 11 February 1777, Elliot died in Marseille, France, where he had gone to recover his health.
References
- ^ T. Somerville, My own life and times, 1741–1814 (1861)
- ^ J. H. Burton, Life and correspondence of David Hume, 2 vols. (1846)
- ^ "Minto, Gilbert Elliot, 3rd bart., 1722-1777. Gilbert Elliot Minto tea party papers, 1773-1774: Guide". Harvard University.
- ^ Collins's Peerage of England – Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical. By Arthur Collins Published by Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812
- ^ The Scottish Nation: Or The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland By William Anderson Published by Fullarton, 1862
- ^ a b Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings By Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers Published by American Book Exchange, 1830
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 563.
- ^ H. Walpole, Memoirs of King George II, ed. J. Brooke, 3 vols.
- ^ The Charmer; a Choice Collection of Songs, English and Scots (1749)
- ISBN 0-85224-576-9.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1775
External links
- Elliot's Papers at Harvard University Library
- Elliot on Peerage.com
- Elliot in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 563–564.
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