Summary
Captain James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, JP, DL (18 April 1876 – 12 November 1915), styled Viscount Reidhaven in 1888, was a Scottish peer and soldier.
The Earl of Seafield | |
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 The 11th Earl of Seafield | |
| Tenure | 3 December 1888 – 12 November 1915 |
| Predecessor | Francis William Ogilvie-Grant |
| Successor | Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant |
| Other titles | 3rd Baron Strathspey 15th Baronet Colquhoun |
| Born | 18 April 1876 Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 November 1915 (aged 39) Flanders, Belgium |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Buried | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Townend |
| Issue | Nina Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield |
| Parents | Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield Ann Evans |
Early life edit
Seafield was born on 18 April 1876 in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.[1][2] He was the eldest son of Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield and Ann Trevor Corry Evans. He had six siblings, including his brother, Trevor Ogilvie-Grant.[1]
He started his education at Warwick House preparatory school in Christchurch.[3] He then attended Christ's College and Lincoln College.[4] He succeeded to the earldom of Seafield and as 30th Chief of Clan Grant on his father's death in 1888.[4]
Career edit
Seafield served as a Justice of the Peace for Banffshire, Morayshire, and Inverness-shire. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Elgin.[5]
Seafield was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, on 21 June 1902.[6] He fought in World War I as a captain in the 3rd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was then attached to the 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders. He was supposed to be on leave from action, but his leave got cancelled and he died on 12 November 1915, aged 39, from wounds received at Flanders in Belgium.[2][7]
Personal life edit
Seafield lived in Auckland before his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Henry Townend, of Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1898.[8][9] They had one daughter:
- Lady Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant (1906–1969), who eloped with Derek Herbert Studley in 1930.
Lord Seafield died on 12 November 1915, aged 39, from wounds received at Flanders in Belgium. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.[10] Seafield was succeeded in the barony of Strathspey, the baronetcy of Colquhoun and as Chief of Clan Grant by his younger brother Hon. Trevor Ogilvie-Grant. The earldom and the other subsidiary Scottish peerages could be passed on to female heirs, and were inherited by his daughter Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant.
References edit
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Lady Pauline Ogilvie-Grant Nicholson; Aristocrat". The Herald. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Windsor Hotel". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Earl of Seafield". North Otago Times. Vol. CII, no. 13461. 4 January 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "No. 28769". The London Gazette. 31 October 1913. p. 7593.
- ^ "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4513.
- ^ "Death of Lord Seafield". The Evening Post. Vol. XCI, no. 5. 7 January 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "The Social Sphere". The New Zealand Observer. Vol. XVIII, no. 1017. 25 June 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Medical". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Ogilvie-Grant, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2014.