James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield
| The Earl of Seafield | |
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The 11th Earl of Seafield
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18 April 1876 Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 November 1915 (aged 39) Flanders, Belgium |
| Cause of death | died from war wound |
| Resting place | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Title | 11th Earl of Seafield |
| Tenure | 3 December 1888 – 12 November 1915 |
| Other titles | 3rd Baron Strathspey |
| Predecessor | Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
| Successor | Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert |
| Issue | Nina Caroline Studley-Herbert |
| Parents | Francis William Ogilvy-Grant |
| Occupation | farmer |
James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, DL (18 April 1876 – 12 November 1915), briefly known as Viscount Reidhaven in 1888, was a Scottish nobleman.
Seafield was born in 1876 in Oamaru, New Zealand. He was the eldest child of Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 10th Earl of Seafield, and Ann Nina, daughter of Major George Thomas Evans, of County Limerick and of Clooneavin, New Zealand. He had six siblings; four sisters and two brothers. His oldest brother was Trevor Ogilvie-Grant (1879–1948). His youngest sister, Nina Geraldine (1884–1951), married Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet in 1915.
He started his education at Warwick House preparatory school in Christchurch (which his younger brother Trevor also attended). He then attended Christ's College and Lincoln College. He succeeded in the earldom and other titles and as 30th Chief of Clan Grant on his father's death in 1888.
Lord Seafield lived in Auckland before his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, the eldest daughter of Dr Joseph Henry Townend, of Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1898. They had one daughter.
Lord Seafield served as a Justice of the Peace for Banffshire, Morayshire, and Inverness-shire. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, on 21 June 1902. He fought in World War I as a Captain in the 3rd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, and was attached to the 5th Battalion Cameron Highlanders. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Elgin.
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