James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield
| The Earl of Seafield | |
|---|---|
 The 11th Earl of Seafield | |
| Born |
18 April 1876 Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Died |
12 November 1915 (aged 39) Flanders, Belgium |
| Cause of death | died from war wound |
| Resting place | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Title | 11th Earl of Seafield |
| Tenure | 3 December 1888 – 12 November 1915 |
| Other titles | 3rd Baron Strathspey |
| Predecessor | Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
| Successor | Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert |
| Issue | Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert |
| Parents | Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
| Occupation | farmer |
James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield DL (18 April 1876 – 12 November 1915), briefly known as Viscount Reidhaven in 1888, was a Scottish nobleman.
Seafield was born in 1876 in Oamaru, New Zealand.[1][2] He was the eldest child of Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield,[1] and Ann Nina, daughter of Major George Thomas Evans,[1] of County Limerick and of Clooneavin, New Zealand. He had six siblings; four sisters and two brothers. His oldest brother was Trevor Ogilvie-Grant (1879–1948).[3] His youngest sister, Nina Geraldine (1884–1951), married Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet in 1915.[4]
He started his education at Warwick House preparatory school in Christchurch (where his younger brother Trevor also attended),[5] He then attended Christ's College and Lincoln College.[6] He succeeded in the earldom and other titles and as 30th Chief of Clan Grant on his father's death in 1888.[6]
Seafield lived in Auckland before his marriage[7] to Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, the eldest daughter of Dr Joseph Henry Townend, of Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1898.[8] They had one daughter.
Seafield served as a Justice of the Peace for Banffshire, Morayshire, and Inverness-shire and fought in World War I as a Captain in the 3rd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was attached to the 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Elgin.[9]
He was supposed to be on leave from action in WWI, but his leave got cancelled and he died on 12 November 1915, aged 39, from wounds received at Flanders in Belgium.[10][2] He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.[11] Lord 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 Studley-Herbert.
References
- 1 2 3 Mennell, Philip (1892). "
Seafield, Earl of". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource - 1 2 "Lady Pauline Ogilvie-Grant Nicholson; Aristocrat". The Herald. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield". The Peerage. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Obituary". The Press LXIV (19485). 5 December 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Windsor Hotel". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Earl of Seafield". North Otago Times CII (13461). 4 January 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Social Sphere". The New Zealand Observer. XVIII (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.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28769. p. 7593. 31 October 1913.
- ↑ "Death of Lord Seafield". The Evening Post XCI (5). 7 January 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ogilvie-Grant, James". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
Earl of Seafield 1888–1915 |
Succeeded by Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
Baron Strathspey 1888–1915 |
Succeeded by Trevor Ogilvie-Grant |