Laurence Oliphant (British Army officer)
| Sir Laurence Oliphant | |
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 General Sir Laurence Oliphant | |
| Born | 14 December 1846 |
| Died | 6 July 1914 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit |
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| Commands held | Northern Command |
| Awards |
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General Sir Laurence James Oliphant KCB KCVO 9th of Condie and 31st Chief of Clan Oliphant (14 December 1846 – 6 July 1914) was a British Army General who reached high office in the early years of the twentieth century.
Military career
Oliphant was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards.[1] served in the Sudan Campaign in 1885 and then in the Second Boer War in 1900 being mentioned in despatches.[2]
He was appointed Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1903 and then General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command in 1907; he retired in 1911.[2]
He later held the office of Justice of the Peace for Perthshire.[2]
Family
Laurence was the only son of Laurence Oliphant, 8th of Condie, Member of Parliament for Perth who died when Laurence was sixteen.[3][4] In 1878 he married Hon. Mary Monica Gerard and together they went on to have two sons and a daughter.[2] His ancestral seat, Newton of Condie, was destroyed by fire in 1864.
References
- ↑ Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain By Peter Beauclerk Dewar, Page 1123
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Peerage.com
- ↑ Burke's Landed Gentry 19th Edition, The Kingdom in Scotland
- ↑ Burke’s Peerage & Baronetage 107th Edition
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Trotter |
GOC Home District 1903–1906 |
Succeeded by Post disbanded |
| Preceded by Sir Leslie Rundle |
GOC-in-C Northern Command 1907–1911 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert Plumer |