Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
The Earl of Minto | |
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Portrait by James Atkinson | |
| Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William | |
| In office 31 July 1807 – 4 October 1813 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Sir George Barlow (Acting Governor-General) |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Moira |
| President of the Board of Control | |
| In office 1806–1806 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Viscount Castlereagh |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Grenville |
| Viceroy of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom | |
| In office 1794–1796 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gilbert Elliot 23 April 1751 Edinburgh |
| Died | 21 June 1814 (aged 63) Stevenage, Hertfordshire |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Anna Maria Amyand (m. 1777) |
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Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, PC, FRSE (/kɪˈnɪnmənd/; 23 April 1751 – 21 June 1814), known as Sir Gilbert Elliott, 4th Baronet until 1797, and the Lord Minto from 1797 to 1813, was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1776 and 1795. He was viceroy of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican Kingdom from 1794 to 1796 and went on to become Governor-General of India between July 1807 and 1813.