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Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto

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Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
5th Earl of Minto
Portrait by Philip de László, 1915
Born(1891-02-12)12 February 1891
Died11 January 1975(1975-01-11) (aged 83)
Spouse
Marion Cook
(m. 1921)
Children4
Parents
RelativesGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (son)
George Chetwode (son-in-law)
Charles Grey (maternal gradfather)
Violet Astor (sister)
William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (paternal gradfather)
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1914-1918
Battles / wars

Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto (/kɪˈnɪnmənd/;[1] 12 February 1891 – 1975) was a member of the British nobility. He was the son of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto and Lady Mary Caroline Grey. He married Marion Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 19 January 1921. He died in 1975.

Marriage and children

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Lord Minto (whose father had served as Canada's Governor-General) married Marion Cook, daughter of George William Cook, on 19 January 1921 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3] She was a native of Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, and, as Countess of Minto, officiated at the unveiling of Morrisburg's World War I monument in September 1923.[4]

Their children were:

Art theft

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In 1930, a portrait of the 1st Countess of Minto (Anna Maria (Amjand), Lady Gilbert Elliot) was stolen from the private art collection of the 5th Earl of Minto. The portrait of the Countess, which was completed by Sir Joshua Reynolds,[5] and was part of his 1787 Exhibition,[6] was not recovered.

References

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  1. ^ Pointon, G. E. (1983). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 137. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
  2. ^ "British Earl Weds Canadian Girl 1921". British Pathé.
  3. ^ British Earl Weds Canadian Girl (1921) on YouTube
  4. ^ Staff Reporter. "Unveils Monument at Morrisburg in Soldiers' Memory", Ottawa Citizen, 10 September 1923.
  5. ^ "Art: Mayfair Lady Missing". Time. 25 August 1930. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Sir Joshua Reynolds : First president of the Royal Academy". 1905.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Minto
1914–1975
Succeeded by