Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Minto GCB PC |
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| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
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In office 15 September 1835 – 30 August 1841 |
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William IV Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | The Lord Auckland |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Haddington |
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| Born | 16 November 1782 |
| Died | 31 July 1859 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Brydone (d. 1853) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Cambridge |
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB PC (16 November 1782 – 31 July 1859), styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.
Minto was the eldest son of the Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, and Anna Maria, daughter of Sir George Amyand, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge.
Minto was returned to Parliament for Ashburton in 1806, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Roxburghshire between 1812 and 1814. The latter year he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords. From 1832 to 1834 he was Minister to Prussia. In 1835 he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty under Lord Melbourne, a post he held until 1841, and later served as Lord Privy Seal under Lord John Russell from 1846 to 1852. He was admitted to Privy Council in 1832. His influence in the Whig party was partly because his daughter, Lady Frances, was the wife of Lord John Russell.
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