Knowledge

Archibald Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven

Source 📝

771: 581:"Consul General Here Is Knighted In Birthday List of King George; Gerald Campbell Becomes Commander of St. Michael and St. George -- Dr. Banting, Insulin Discoverer, Also Is Made Knight -- Captain Eden Created Privy Councilor. HONORED IN KING'S BIRTHDAY LIST. CONSUL GENERAL KNIGHTED BY KING" 274:, between 1927 and 1947. He was made Knight of the Thistle in 1934; 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 639:"EARL OF LIVERPOOL IS STRICKEN AT 70; First Governor General of the Dominion of New Zealand | Fought in Boer War TWICE SERVED IN IRELAND Held Post; Under Cadogn and Aberdeen When They Were Lord Lieutenants" 449:"WANT HOLYROOD CHAPEL RESTORED; Prominent Scotsmen May Bring a Lawsuit to Effect This Object. A SCHEME OF LORD LEVEN He Left Money for the Purpose, but His Trustees Have Not Undertaken to Carry It Out" 715: 81: 232:, Capt. Hon. David William Leslie-Melville, Lt.-Col. Hon. Ian Leslie-Melville, and Lady Constance Betty Leslie-Melville. His father was a very wealthy landowner and resided at 615: 753: 301: 666: 638: 551: 580: 448: 860: 338: 816: 386: 286:
On 3 September 1918, Lord Leven married, his half-cousin once removed, Lady Rosamond Sylvia Diana Mary Foljambe, a younger daughter of
225: 181: 607: 552:"THE EARL OF LEVEN WOUNDED IN CHARGE; Is a Lieutenant in the Scots Greys ;- Captain and Sergeant Complete First Casualty List" 291: 229: 162: 880: 865: 732: 290:, and, his second wife, Susan Louisa Cavendish (eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Frederick Cavendish, a grandson of the 855: 287: 271: 330:
Hon. Ronald Joscelyn Leslie Melville (1926–1987), who married Ruth Buckworth, only daughter of Dr. John Duckworth, in 1962.
875: 790: 237: 244: 195: 359: 809: 845: 870: 802: 505: 319:
Hon. George David Leslie Melville (1924–1997), who married Diana Mary Houldsworth, a daughter of Sir
537: 705: 320: 48: 850: 481: 524: 260: 840: 835: 430: 210: 33: 25: 8: 782: 723: 309: 671: 643: 585: 556: 453: 434: 391: 364: 304:(1924–2012), who married Susan Steuart-Menzies, a daughter of Lt.-Col. Ronald Steuart- 213: 36: 743: 275: 333:
Hon. Alan Duncan Leslie Melville (1928–2019), who married Sally Haywood, in 1997.
233: 786: 313: 208:
Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville, 13th Earl of Leven, 12th Earl of Melville
829: 739: 491: 337:
Lord Leven died on 15 January 1947 and was succeeded by his 22 year old son,
324: 305: 264: 770: 256: 667:"EARL OF LEVEN; Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire, Scotland, Is Dead at 56" 190: 428:
Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.
224:
Leslie-Melville was born on 6 August 1890. He was the second son of
216:(6 August 1890 – 15 January 1947) was a Scottish soldier, and peer. 228:
and the former Emma Selina Portman (1863–1941). His siblings were
247:. He played for the Oxford University Polo on a Handicap of +3. 487: 357: 778: 387:"JOHN D. LESLIE-MELVILLE, 51; LED WILDLIFE FUND IN AFRICA" 447:
TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (8 September 1907).
263:. He was Lieutenant-Colonel, and Brevet Colonel in the 437:(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2314. 302:
Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven
665:Times, Special to The New York (16 January 1947). 630: 827: 637:Times, Wireless To The New York (17 May 1941). 579:TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (4 June 1934). 358:Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES (4 March 1941). 298:Lady Jean Elizabeth Leslie Melville (1921–2010) 259:, where he was wounded. He was Captain in the 810: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 410: 440: 817: 803: 544: 226:Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven 182:Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven 608:"19th-century Drawings and Water-colours" 479: 475: 473: 471: 407: 658: 572: 483:Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy 230:John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven 163:John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven 148: 379: 351: 828: 468: 861:British Army personnel of World War I 664: 636: 578: 446: 294:). Together, they had five children: 288:Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool 765: 618:from the original on 5 December 2017 101:Archibald Alexander Leslie-Melville 13: 238:Lord High Commissioner of Scotland 14: 892: 245:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 196:Royal Military College, Sandhurst 769: 754:Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville 480:Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). 360:"Dowager Countess of Leven Dies" 341:. His widow died 12 April 1974. 281: 716:John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce 144: 82:John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce 881:Peerage of Scotland earl stubs 866:Royal Scots Fusiliers officers 600: 498: 243:He was educated at Oxford and 1: 856:Scottish representative peers 344: 219: 151:; died 1947) 789:. You can help Knowledge by 272:Scottish representative peer 7: 10: 897: 764: 876:Lord-lieutenants of Nairn 750: 737: 729: 722: 712: 703: 697: 692: 426:Mosley, Charles, editor. 250: 201: 189: 177: 169: 158: 127: 115: 96: 91: 87: 75: 65: 54: 47: 43: 23: 706:Lord Lieutenant of Nairn 323:and Katharine Charlotte 321:Henry Walter Houldsworth 49:Lord Lieutenant of Nairn 16:British soldier and peer 846:Knights of the Thistle 532:Cite journal requires 292:1st Earl of Burlington 133:Lady Rosamond Foljambe 871:Lovat Scouts officers 777:This biography of an 261:Royal Scots Fusiliers 431:Wilmington, Delaware 26:The Right Honourable 783:Peerage of Scotland 733:John David Melville 724:Peerage of Scotland 612:www.bodley.ox.ac.uk 185:Emma Selina Portman 672:The New York Times 644:The New York Times 586:The New York Times 557:The New York Times 454:The New York Times 392:The New York Times 365:The New York Times 798: 797: 760: 759: 751:Succeeded by 713:Succeeded by 205: 204: 30:The Earl of Leven 888: 819: 812: 805: 773: 766: 744:Earl of Melville 730:Preceded by 698:Preceded by 693:Honorary titles 690: 689: 684: 683: 681: 679: 662: 656: 655: 653: 651: 634: 628: 627: 625: 623: 604: 598: 597: 595: 593: 576: 570: 569: 567: 565: 560:. 25 August 1914 548: 542: 541: 535: 530: 528: 520: 518: 516: 510: 502: 496: 495: 477: 466: 465: 463: 461: 444: 438: 424: 405: 404: 402: 400: 383: 377: 376: 374: 372: 355: 276:Bodleian Library 152: 150: 146: 122: 110: 108: 92:Personal details 78: 68: 59: 21: 20: 896: 895: 891: 890: 889: 887: 886: 885: 826: 825: 824: 823: 762: 756: 747: 742: 735: 718: 709: 701: 688: 687: 677: 675: 663: 659: 649: 647: 635: 631: 621: 619: 606: 605: 601: 591: 589: 577: 573: 563: 561: 550: 549: 545: 533: 531: 522: 521: 514: 512: 508: 504: 503: 499: 478: 469: 459: 457: 445: 441: 435:Burke's Peerage 425: 408: 398: 396: 385: 384: 380: 370: 368: 356: 352: 347: 284: 253: 234:Holyrood Palace 222: 184: 154: 142: 138: 135: 134: 120: 119:15 January 1947 106: 104: 103: 102: 76: 66: 60: 55: 39: 31: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 894: 884: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 851:Earls of Leven 848: 843: 838: 822: 821: 814: 807: 799: 796: 795: 774: 758: 757: 752: 749: 736: 731: 727: 726: 720: 719: 714: 711: 702: 699: 695: 694: 686: 685: 657: 629: 599: 571: 543: 534:|journal= 506:"Polo Monthly" 497: 494:. p. 556. 492:Dean & Son 467: 439: 406: 378: 349: 348: 346: 343: 335: 334: 331: 328: 317: 314:Arndilly House 299: 283: 280: 252: 249: 221: 218: 203: 202: 199: 198: 193: 187: 186: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 160: 156: 155: 140: 136: 132: 131: 129: 125: 124: 123:(aged 56) 117: 113: 112: 100: 98: 94: 93: 89: 88: 85: 84: 79: 73: 72: 69: 63: 62: 52: 51: 45: 44: 41: 40: 32: 29: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 893: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 833: 831: 820: 815: 813: 808: 806: 801: 800: 794: 792: 788: 784: 780: 775: 772: 768: 767: 763: 755: 746: 745: 741: 740:Earl of Leven 734: 728: 725: 721: 717: 708: 707: 696: 691: 674: 673: 668: 661: 646: 645: 640: 633: 617: 613: 609: 603: 588: 587: 582: 575: 559: 558: 553: 547: 539: 526: 507: 501: 493: 489: 485: 484: 476: 474: 472: 456: 455: 450: 443: 436: 432: 429: 423: 421: 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 394: 393: 388: 382: 367: 366: 361: 354: 350: 342: 340: 332: 329: 326: 322: 318: 315: 311: 307: 303: 300: 297: 296: 295: 293: 289: 282:Personal life 279: 277: 273: 268: 266: 262: 258: 255:He served in 248: 246: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 217: 215: 212: 209: 200: 197: 194: 192: 188: 183: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 161: 157: 130: 126: 118: 114: 111:6 August 1890 99: 95: 90: 86: 83: 80: 74: 70: 64: 58: 53: 50: 46: 42: 38: 35: 27: 22: 19: 791:expanding it 776: 761: 738: 704: 676:. Retrieved 670: 660: 648:. Retrieved 642: 632: 622:29 September 620:. Retrieved 611: 602: 590:. Retrieved 584: 574: 562:. Retrieved 555: 546: 525:cite journal 513:. Retrieved 500: 482: 458:. Retrieved 452: 442: 427: 397:. Retrieved 395:. 2 May 1984 390: 381: 369:. Retrieved 363: 353: 336: 285: 269: 265:Lovat Scouts 254: 242: 236:when he was 223: 207: 206: 121:(1947-01-15) 77:Succeeded by 56: 18: 841:1947 deaths 836:1890 births 511:. 1912: 436 460:10 February 371:10 February 257:World War I 67:Preceded by 830:Categories 748:1913–1947 710:1935–1947 700:Ian Brodie 678:6 February 650:6 February 592:6 February 564:6 February 399:6 February 345:References 327:, in 1955. 316:, in 1953. 220:Early life 191:Alma mater 107:1890-08-06 71:Ian Brodie 515:10 August 339:Alexander 278:in 1920. 270:He was a 178:Parent(s) 165:(brother) 159:Relations 61:1935–1947 57:In office 616:Archived 310:Culdares 170:Children 781:in the 325:Douglas 306:Menzies 153:​ 141:​ 137:​ 490:, UK: 488:London 251:Career 147:  128:Spouse 785:is a 509:(PDF) 312:, of 143:( 139: 787:stub 779:earl 680:2024 652:2024 624:2017 594:2024 566:2024 538:help 517:2013 462:2022 401:2024 373:2022 149:1918 116:Died 97:Born 308:of 832:: 669:. 641:. 614:. 610:. 583:. 554:. 529:: 527:}} 523:{{ 486:. 470:^ 451:. 433:: 409:^ 389:. 362:. 267:. 240:. 214:DL 211:KT 145:m. 37:DL 34:KT 818:e 811:t 804:v 793:. 682:. 654:. 626:. 596:. 568:. 540:) 536:( 519:. 464:. 403:. 375:. 173:5 109:) 105:(

Index

The Right Honourable
KT
DL
Lord Lieutenant of Nairn
John Grahame Buchanan Allardyce
John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven
Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven
Alma mater
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
KT
DL
Ronald Leslie-Melville, 11th Earl of Leven
John Leslie-Melville, 12th Earl of Leven
Holyrood Palace
Lord High Commissioner of Scotland
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
World War I
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Lovat Scouts
Scottish representative peer
Bodleian Library
Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool
1st Earl of Burlington
Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven
Menzies
Culdares
Arndilly House
Henry Walter Houldsworth
Douglas
Alexander

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.