John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
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Order of the Bath
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Royal Guelphic Order
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(23 June 1807 – 19 July 1860) was a Scottish soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was twice elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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as a Scottish
Scotland
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Representative peer
Representative peer
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, serving once from 14 January 1833 to 29 December 1834 and then again from 8 September 1847 to 23 April 1859. His political career also included the governorships of Madras and of Bombay.
The only son of John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone in the peerage of Scotland, he was born on 23 June 1807.
