James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield DL

Deputy Lieutenant

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 (18 April 1876-12 November 1915), briefly known as Viscount Reidhaven in 1888, was a Scottish

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 nobleman.

Seafield was the eldest son of Francis William Ogilvie-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield, and Ann Nina, daughter of George Thomas Evans, of County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

 and of Clooneavin, New Zealand

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. He succeeded in the earldom and other titles and as 30th Chief of Clan Grant

Clan Grant

-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of Siol Alpin, and descend from the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots; and also of Norse origin, from settlers who are the descents of Haakon inn Riki Sigurdarsson , Jarl of Hladr, Protector of Norway ,-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of...

 on his father's death in 1888. He served as a Justice of the Peace

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 for Banffshire

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, Morayshire, and Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire

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 and fought in the First World War as a Captain in the 3rd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

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, and was attached to the 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Elgin

Lord Seafield married Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, daughter of Joseph Henry Townend, of Christchurch

Christchurch

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, in 1898. They had one daughter. He died of wounds received in action in 1915, aged 39. Lord Seafield was succeeded in the barony of Strathspey

Baron Strathspey

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, the baronetcy of Colquhoun

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 and as Chief of Clan Grant by his younger brother 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.