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Encyclopedia > Earl of Minto

The title Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. Historically, the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh (Gaelic: Rosbrog), in the Scottish Borders, was an important trading burgh in the economy of Scotland. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, 1st Earl of Minto (23 April 1751 - June 21, 1814) was an English politician and diplomat. ...


Lord Minto holds the subsidiary titles Viscount Melgund, of Melgund in the County of Forfar (1813), in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Minto, of Minto in the County of Roxburgh (1797), in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is a Baronet of Nova Scotia (1700). Lord Minto's eldest son and heir apparent uses the courtesy title Viscount Melgund. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...


The family seat is Minto, in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Minto may refer to the following: Places Minto, Alaska Minto, North Dakota Minto, New Brunswick Minto (Manitoba riding), a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba Minto, New South Wales Minto, Ontario Minto City, British Columbia, also known as simply Minto. ... Hawick (pronounced Hoi-ck) is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. ... Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ...


Earls of Minto (1813)

  • Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751-1814)
  • Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859)
  • William Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto (1814-1891)
  • Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845-1914)
  • Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (1891-1975)
  • Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Minto (1928-2005)
  • Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of Minto (b. 1953)

Heir Apparent: Gilbert Francis Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund (b. 1984) 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, 1st Earl of Minto (23 April 1751 - June 21, 1814) was an English politician and diplomat. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto (1782-1859), was the eldest son of the first earl. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In 1885, as Middletons chief of staff Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, KG, PC, 4th Earl of Minto (June 9, 1845 – March 1, 1914), known between 1859 and 1891 as Viscount Melgund, was an English politician, Governor General of Canada, and Viceroy of India. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rt Hon The 7th Earl of Minto is the head of British company Paperchase. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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Minto Homes (916 words)
The Minto Cup senior competition was dominated by the New Westminster Salmonbellies, who held the trophy for 21 of the 29 years in which it was contested (the competition was suspended during World War I).
The title Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto.
Lord Minto holds the subsidiary titles Viscount Melgund, of Melgund in the County of Forfar (1813), in the Peerage of the UK and Baron Minto, of Minto in the County of Roxburgh (1797), in the Peerage of Great Britain, and is a Baronet of Nova Scotia (1700).
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (2402 words)
Minto’s crude and abortive efforts to prevent the Canadian government from dismissing Hutton for insubordination in January 1900, a viceregal intervention which came close to forcing the resignation of Laurier’s government, alarmed Chamberlain and others in the Colonial Office, who refused to back Minto and promptly arranged for Hutton’s recall.
Minto’s interest in Canadian history led him to support the government’s purchase of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec and, in 1903, to refuse his signature to a Privy Council order authorizing the construction of a road through a section of the walls of the Quebec Citadel.
Minto’s correspondence and papers are preserved in the National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh), Dept. of Manuscripts, mss 12446–587.
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