Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, PC,FRSE (/kɪˈnɪnmənd/;[1] 23 April 1751 – 21 June 1814), known as Sir Gilbert Elliott, 4th Baronet until 1797, and the Lord Minto from 1797 to 1813, was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1776 and 1795. He was viceroy of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican Kingdom from 1793 to 1796 and went on to become Governor-General of India between July 1807 and 1813.
In 1793 he was appointed Civil Commissioner for Dunkirk which was then under Siege of Dunkirk (1793) by Coalition forces. However, the siege proved unsuccessful and the appointment perforce remained only on paper. Later he was given a similar appointment for Toulon, which proved similarly abortive.[4]
He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1793 and in 1794 he was appointed as viceroy of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican Kingdom.[citation needed] In 1797 he assumed the additional names of Murray and Kynynmound and was created Baron Minto, of Minto in the County of Roxburgh. From 1799 to 1801 he was Envoy-Extraordinary to Austria, and having been for a few months President of the Board of Control he was appointed Governor-General of India at the end of 1806,[3] with his term starting on 31 July 1807. The district of Minto in New South Wales, Australia, (now a suburb of Sydney) was named after him in 1809. In 1810 he successfully requested the release of the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, from his six-year imprisonment on Isle of France (Mauritius). He governed until 1813, during which he expanded the British presence in the area to the Moluccas, Java, and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies during the Napoleonic Wars. He was then created Viscount Melgund, of Melgund in the County of Forfar, and Earl of Minto, of Minto in the County of Roxburgh.
Lord Minto died at Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on 21 June 1814, aged 63, and was buried in Westminster Abbey, along with his brother Hugh. The inscription reads:[9]
Gilbert Elliot, Earl of Minto eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Baronet. Born April 23, 1751, Viceroy of Corsica 1794, Envoy Extraordinary to Vienna 1779, President of the Board of Control 1806, Governor General of India 1806-13, created Baron Minto of Minto and Viscount Melgund and Earl of Minto. Died June 21, 1814.
He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Gilbert.[9]
Referencesedit
^Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN0-19-282745-6.
^ abcThorne, R.G., "Elliot Murray Kynynmound, Sir Gilbert, 4th Bt. (1751-1814), of Minto, Roxburgh.", The History of Parliament
^Mount, Ferdinand (2015). The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905. Simon & Schuster. p. 108.
^ abJeffares, Neil (30 April 2006). "MINTO, Countess of, née Anna Maria Amyand". Dictionary of pastellists before 1800 (Online edition; also known as Pastels & pastellists(PDF). Unicorn Press. ISBN978-0-906290-86-6. It is not known when the only recorded pastel by Lady Elliot was made...
^"Object: Anna Maria Lady Elliot". The British Museum. Print of a portrait of Lady Elliot by Joshua Reynolds. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^Yarrow, Stephen. "Naming Australia's Coastline". Pocket Oz Guide to Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^. Cracoft's Peerage. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014.
^ ab"Gilbert and Hugh Elliot". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
Further readingedit
Das, Amita; Das, Aditya. Defending British India against Napoleon: The Foreign Policy of Governor-General Lord Minto, 1807-13 ( Rochester: Boydell Press, 2016) ISBN978-1-78327-129-0. online review
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Minto, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 563–564.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound 1st Earl of Minto PC FRSE k ɪ ˈ n ɪ n m e n d 1 23 April 1751 21 June 1814 known as Sir Gilbert Elliott 4th Baronet until 1797 and the Lord Minto from 1797 to 1813 was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1776 and 1795 He was viceroy of the short lived Anglo Corsican Kingdom from 1793 to 1796 and went on to become Governor General of India between July 1807 and 1813 The Right HonourableThe Earl of MintoPC FRSEby James AtkinsonGovernor General of the Presidency of Fort WilliamIn office 31 July 1807 4 October 1813MonarchGeorge IIIPreceded bySir George Barlow Acting Governor General Succeeded byThe Earl of MoiraPresident of the Board of ControlIn office 1806 1806MonarchGeorge IIIPreceded byViscount CastlereaghSucceeded byThomas GrenvilleViceroy of the Anglo Corsican KingdomIn office 1793 1796MonarchGeorge IIIPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byOffice disestablishedPersonal detailsBornGilbert Elliot 1751 04 23 23 April 1751EdinburghDied21 June 1814 1814 06 21 aged 63 Stevenage HertfordshireResting placeWestminster AbbeyNationalityBritishSpouseAnna Maria Amyand m 1777 wbr Children6 including Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound 2nd Earl of MintoGeorge ElliotJohn Edmund ElliotParentsSir Gilbert Elliot 3rd BaronetAgnes Dalrymple Murray KynynmoundAlma materUniversity of EdinburghChrist Church Oxford Contents 1 Background and education 2 Career 3 Family 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBackground and education editMinto was born in Edinburgh the eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot 3rd Baronet and Agnes daughter of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound 2 He was the nephew of John Elliott Governor of Newfoundland Andrew Elliot the 41st Colonial Governor of New York and of Jean Elliot the poet Hugh Elliot was his younger brother and Sir Charles Elliot his nephew About 1763 Elliot and his brother Hugh were sent to Paris where their studies were supervised by the Scottish philosopher David Hume and where they became intimate with Honore Mirabeau Having passed the winters of 1766 and 1767 at the University of Edinburgh Minto entered Christ Church Oxford and on quitting the university he was called to the bar 3 2 Career editIn 1776 Minto entered Parliament as an independent Whig MP for Morpeth He became very friendly with Edmund Burke whom he helped in the attack on Warren Hastings and Sir Elijah Impey and was twice an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Speaker 3 in the elections of January 1789 and June 1789 In 1793 he was appointed Civil Commissioner for Dunkirk which was then under Siege of Dunkirk 1793 by Coalition forces However the siege proved unsuccessful and the appointment perforce remained only on paper Later he was given a similar appointment for Toulon which proved similarly abortive 4 He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1793 and in 1794 he was appointed as viceroy of the short lived Anglo Corsican Kingdom citation needed In 1797 he assumed the additional names of Murray and Kynynmound and was created Baron Minto of Minto in the County of Roxburgh From 1799 to 1801 he was Envoy Extraordinary to Austria and having been for a few months President of the Board of Control he was appointed Governor General of India at the end of 1806 3 with his term starting on 31 July 1807 The district of Minto in New South Wales Australia now a suburb of Sydney was named after him in 1809 In 1810 he successfully requested the release of the British navigator Matthew Flinders from his six year imprisonment on Isle of France Mauritius He governed until 1813 during which he expanded the British presence in the area to the Moluccas Java and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies during the Napoleonic Wars He was then created Viscount Melgund of Melgund in the County of Forfar and Earl of Minto of Minto in the County of Roxburgh Family editMinto married Anna Maria Amyand 26 March 1752 8 March 1829 5 daughter of Sir George Amyand 1st Baronet and sister of Lord Malmesbury in 1777 She was known as Lady Elliot 2 5 her formal title being Countess of Minto 6 The ship Lady Elliot built in Bengal India in 1815 inspired its captain to name an island off the Queensland coast Lady Elliot Island The ship was probably later wrecked on Lady Elliot Reef 7 Their children were 8 Anna Maria d 18 Oct 1855 married Lt Gen Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin No issue Harry Mary Frances d July 1825 Died young Gilbert 2nd Earl Minto Admiral the Hon Sir George Elliot Hon John Elliot b 1788 d 1862 was a politician Catherine Sarah circa 1798 25 June 1862 who married John Boileau 1st Baronet Had issue Lord Minto died at Stevenage Hertfordshire on 21 June 1814 aged 63 and was buried in Westminster Abbey along with his brother Hugh The inscription reads 9 Gilbert Elliot Earl of Minto eldest son of Sir Gilbert Elliot Baronet Born April 23 1751 Viceroy of Corsica 1794 Envoy Extraordinary to Vienna 1779 President of the Board of Control 1806 Governor General of India 1806 13 created Baron Minto of Minto and Viscount Melgund and Earl of Minto Died June 21 1814 He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Gilbert 9 References edit Pointon G E 1983 BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names 2nd ed Oxford University Press p 137 ISBN 0 19 282745 6 a b c Thorne R G Elliot Murray Kynynmound Sir Gilbert 4th Bt 1751 1814 of Minto Roxburgh The History of Parliament a b c Chisholm 1911 p 563 Mount Ferdinand 2015 The Tears of the Rajas Mutiny Money and Marriage in India 1805 1905 Simon amp Schuster p 108 a b Jeffares Neil 30 April 2006 MINTO Countess of nee Anna Maria Amyand Dictionary of pastellists before 1800 Online edition also known as Pastels amp pastellists PDF Unicorn Press ISBN 978 0 906290 86 6 It is not known when the only recorded pastel by Lady Elliot was made Object Anna Maria Lady Elliot The British Museum Print of a portrait of Lady Elliot by Joshua Reynolds 1 August 2019 Retrieved 6 December 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link Yarrow Stephen Naming Australia s Coastline Pocket Oz Guide to Australia Retrieved 5 December 2020 Minto Earl of UK 1813 Cracoft s Peerage Archived from the original on 17 July 2014 a b Gilbert and Hugh Elliot Westminster Abbey Retrieved 6 December 2020 Further reading editDas Amita Das Aditya Defending British India against Napoleon The Foreign Policy of Governor General Lord Minto 1807 13 Rochester Boydell Press 2016 ISBN 978 1 78327 129 0 online review Harrington Jack 2010 Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India Chs 1 3 New York Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 978 0 230 10885 1 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Minto Earls of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 563 564 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1885 1900 Dictionary of National Biography s article about Elliot Gilbert 1751 1814 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound 1st Earl of Minto Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Minto Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byPeter DelmeHon William Byron Member of Parliament for Morpeth1776 1777 With Peter Delme Succeeded byPeter DelmeJohn Egerton Preceded bySir Gilbert Elliot Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire1777 1784 Succeeded bySir George Douglas Preceded byJohn VaughanJohn Delaval Member of Parliament for Berwick1786 1790 With John Vaughan Succeeded byJohn VaughanCharles Carpenter Preceded byRoger WilbrahamJames Bland Burges Member of Parliament for Helston1790 1795 With Stephen Lushington Succeeded byStephen LushingtonCharles Abbot Diplomatic posts Preceded bySir Morton Eden British Minister to Austria1799 1801 Succeeded byArthur Paget Government offices New office Viceroy of the Anglo Corsican Kingdom1793 1796 British withdrawal Preceded byViscount Castlereagh President of the Board of Control1806 Succeeded byThomas Grenville Preceded bySir George Barlow acting Governor General of India1807 1813 Succeeded byThe Earl of Moira Peerage of the United Kingdom New creation Earl of Minto1813 1814 Succeeded byGilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound Peerage of Great Britain New creation Baron Minto1797 1814 Succeeded byGilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound Baronetage of Nova Scotia Preceded byGilbert Elliot Baronet of Minto 1777 1814 Succeeded byGilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound 1st Earl of Minto amp oldid 1196636259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
