The Earl of Leven | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Nairn | |
In office 1935–1947 | |
Preceded by | Ian Brodie |
Succeeded by | John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce |
Personal details | |
Born | Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville 6 August 1890 |
Died | 15 January 1947 | (aged 56)
Spouse |
Lady Rosamond Foljambe
(
m. 1918; died 1947) |
Relations | John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven (brother) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) |
Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven Emma Selina Portman |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven, 12th Earl of Melville KT DL (6 August 1890 – 15 January 1947) was a Scottish soldier, and peer.
Leslie-Melville was born on 6 August 1890. He was the second son of Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and the former Emma Selina Portman (1863–1941). [1] His siblings were John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven, Capt. Hon. David William Leslie-Melville, [2] Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Leslie-Melville, and Lady Constance Betty Leslie-Melville. [3] His father was a very wealthy landowner and resided at Holyrood Palace when he was Lord High Commissioner of Scotland. [4]
He was educated at Oxford and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [5] He played for the Oxford University Polo on a Handicap of +3. [6]
He served in World War I, where he was wounded. [5] He was Captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was Lieutenant-Colonel, and Brevet Colonel in the Lovat Scouts. [7]
He was a Scottish representative peer, between 1927 and 1947. He was made Knight of the Thistle in 1934; [8] and was Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire from 1935 to 1947. He donated his collection of nineteenth century drawings and water-colours, which include scenes from Great Britain and Italy, to the Bodleian Library in 1920. [9]
On 3 September 1918, Lord Leven married, his half-cousin once removed, Lady Rosamond Sylvia Diana Mary Foljambe, a younger daughter of Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, [10] and, his second wife, Susan Louisa Cavendish (eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Frederick Cavendish, a grandson of the 1st Earl of Burlington). Together, they had five children: [5]
Lord Leven died on 15 January 1947 and was succeeded by his 22 year old son, Alexander. [11] His widow died 12 April 1974. [3]
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The Earl of Leven | |
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Lord Lieutenant of Nairn | |
In office 1935–1947 | |
Preceded by | Ian Brodie |
Succeeded by | John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce |
Personal details | |
Born | Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville 6 August 1890 |
Died | 15 January 1947 | (aged 56)
Spouse |
Lady Rosamond Foljambe
(
m. 1918; died 1947) |
Relations | John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven (brother) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) |
Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven Emma Selina Portman |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven, 12th Earl of Melville KT DL (6 August 1890 – 15 January 1947) was a Scottish soldier, and peer.
Leslie-Melville was born on 6 August 1890. He was the second son of Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven and the former Emma Selina Portman (1863–1941). [1] His siblings were John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven, Capt. Hon. David William Leslie-Melville, [2] Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Leslie-Melville, and Lady Constance Betty Leslie-Melville. [3] His father was a very wealthy landowner and resided at Holyrood Palace when he was Lord High Commissioner of Scotland. [4]
He was educated at Oxford and Royal Military College, Sandhurst. [5] He played for the Oxford University Polo on a Handicap of +3. [6]
He served in World War I, where he was wounded. [5] He was Captain in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was Lieutenant-Colonel, and Brevet Colonel in the Lovat Scouts. [7]
He was a Scottish representative peer, between 1927 and 1947. He was made Knight of the Thistle in 1934; [8] and was Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire from 1935 to 1947. He donated his collection of nineteenth century drawings and water-colours, which include scenes from Great Britain and Italy, to the Bodleian Library in 1920. [9]
On 3 September 1918, Lord Leven married, his half-cousin once removed, Lady Rosamond Sylvia Diana Mary Foljambe, a younger daughter of Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, [10] and, his second wife, Susan Louisa Cavendish (eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Frederick Cavendish, a grandson of the 1st Earl of Burlington). Together, they had five children: [5]
Lord Leven died on 15 January 1947 and was succeeded by his 22 year old son, Alexander. [11] His widow died 12 April 1974. [3]
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