James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone

James Alexander Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone, AssocRICS (22 April 1953 – 19 December 1994), was a British nobleman, farmer, and financier.[1]

The Lord Elphinstone

AssocRICS
Personal details
Born
James Alexander Elphinstone

22 April 1953
Died19 December 1994(1994-12-19) (aged 41)
Spouse(s)
Willa Chetwode
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(m. 1978)​
Children4, including Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone
Parents
  • Rev. Hon. Andrew Elphinstone
  • Jean Hambro
Education

Early life and family

Lord Elphinstone was the son of Rev. Hon. Andrew Charles Victor Elphinstone and Jean Frances Hambro. His paternal grandparents were Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone, and the former Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, elder sister of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College.[2]

He was a Professional Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.[2]

Personal life

On 22 April 1978, Lord Elphinstone married Willa Mary Gabrielle Chetwode,[2] daughter of Major George David Chetwode and Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (herself the daughter of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto, and his wife, Marion Cook). The couple had four children:

  • Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone (b. 15 April 1980); married Nicola J. Hall on 7 July 2007. They have three children.
  • The Honorable Angus John Elphinstone (b. 1982) married Isobel L. Smith on 15 June 2013. They have two children:
    • Albie James Elphinstone (6 August 2015)
    • Edie Dree Elphinstone (11 September 2018)
  • The Honorable Fergus David Elphinstone (b. 1985) married Rosie Davies in 2016. They have one son.
    • Hamish Frederick Elphinstone (2017)
  • The Honorable Clementina Rose Elphinstone (b. 1989)

He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Alexander.

References
  1. "Lord Elphinstone". The Herald. 16 January 1995. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "Burke's Peerage - James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone". Retrieved 26 June 2019.


Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John Alexander Elphinstone		 Lord Elphinstone
1975 – 1994		 Succeeded by
Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Alexander Elphinstone		 Baron Elphinstone
1975 – 1994		 Succeeded by
Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone
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