Earl of Minto
His eldest son, the third Baronet, was a politician and held ministerial office as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1756 to 1762 and as Treasurer of the Navy from 1767 to 1770.He was a noted diplomat, politician and colonial administrator and served as Viceroy of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom from 1794 to 1796 and Governor-General of India from 1807 to 1813.In 1797 Lord Minto assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Murray-Kynynmound after those of Elliot.He was a prominent colonial administrator and served as Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904 and as Viceroy of India from 1905 to 1910.[3][4] The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son Gilbert Francis Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Viscount Melgund (born 1984).
The Prince RegentKing George IIIPeerage of the United KingdomGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of MintoTimothy Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of MintoThe 4th Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron MintoGilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 7th Earl of MintoHawickScottish BordersGilbert ElliotLord of SessionBaronetage of Nova Scotiasecond BaronetLord Justice Clerkthird BaronetLord of the AdmiraltyTreasurer of the NavyViceroyAnglo-Corsican KingdomGovernor-General of IndiaPeerage of Great BritainCounty of RoxburghMelgundCounty of ForfarFirst Lord of the AdmiraltyLord Privy SealLiberalMember of ParliamentGreenockClackmannanshireGovernor General of CanadaViceroy of IndiaRoxburghshirelistedSir Gilbert Elliot, 1st BaronetSir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd BaronetSir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd BaronetSir Gilbert Elliot, 4th BaronetGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of MintoWilliam Hugh Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of MintoGilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of MintoVictor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of MintoGilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 6th Earl of Mintoheir apparentJohn ElliotadmiralRoyal NavyCommodore Governor of NewfoundlandAndrew Elliotcolonial governor of New YorkJean ElliotThe Flowers of the ForestHugh ElliotGovernor of the Leeward IslandsSir Charles ElliotSir George ElliotLord GreyFirst Secretary to the AdmiraltySir George Augustus ElliotSir Alexander James Hardy Elliotmajor-generalJohn Edmund ElliotcaptainSir Henry George ElliotAmbassador to AustriaCharles Gilbert John Brydone ElliotAdmiral of the FleetArthur Ralph Douglas ElliotConservativeFinancial Secretary to the TreasuryHugh Frederick Hislop ElliotAyrshire NorthThe London GazetteThe IndependentChisholm, HughEncyclopædia BritannicaExtant earldoms in the peerages of Britain and IrelandEnglandShrewsburyHuntingdonPembrokeLincolnSuffolkMontgomeryDenbighWestmorlandBerkshireLindseyWinchelseaSandwichCarlisleShaftesburyNottinghamAbingdonPortlandScarbroughAlbemarleCoventryJerseyScotlandSutherlandCrawfordErrollCaithnessMortonRothesBuchanEglintonStrathmore and KinghorneKellieHaddingtonGallowayLauderdaleLindsayLoudounKinnoullWemyssDalhousieAirlieDysartSelkirkNortheskKincardineBalcarresNewburgh