Lewis Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield
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Lewis Alexander Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield (22 March 1767-26 October 1840), briefly known as Sir Lewis Alexander Grant, 9th Baronet, in 1811, was a Scottish
peer and Member of Parliament
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Seafield was the son of Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet
, and Jean Duff. He was elected to the House of Commons
for Elginshire
in 1790, a seat he held until 1796. In February 1811 he succeeded his father as ninth Baronet of Colquhoun. Eight months later, in October 1811, he became the fifth Earl of Seafield on the death of his second cousin James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield
. Seafield was the grandson of Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the prominent statesman James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield. However, he was not in remainder to the earldom of Findlater which title became extinct. He assumed the additional surname of Ogilvy on succeeding in the earldom.
Lord Seafield never married. He died in October 1840, aged 73, and was succeeded by his younger brother Francis William Ogilvy-Grant.
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peer and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Seafield was the son of Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet
Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet
Sir James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet FRSE FSA , was a Scottish landowner and politician....
, and Jean Duff. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Elginshire
Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Elginshire, in Scotland, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in 1790, a seat he held until 1796. In February 1811 he succeeded his father as ninth Baronet of Colquhoun. Eight months later, in October 1811, he became the fifth Earl of Seafield on the death of his second cousin James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater
James Ogilvy, 7th Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield was a Scottish peer and an accomplished amateur landscape architect and philanthropist...
. Seafield was the grandson of Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the prominent statesman James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield. However, he was not in remainder to the earldom of Findlater which title became extinct. He assumed the additional surname of Ogilvy on succeeding in the earldom.
Lord Seafield never married. He died in October 1840, aged 73, and was succeeded by his younger brother Francis William Ogilvy-Grant.