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Admiral George Keith, Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith

Admiral George Keith, Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith

Male 1746 - 1823  (77 years)


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  • Name George Keith 
    Prefix Admiral 
    Suffix Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith 
    Birth 7 Jan 1746  Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1781 and 1790  Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Whig M.P. 
    Occupation 1794 
    Rear Admiral 
    Note 13 Apr 1794 
    Knight of the Bath 
    Property Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1795  [1
    Vice Admiral 
    Death 10 Mar 1823 
    Burial Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • On 7 January 1746 he was born at Elphinstone Tower, near Stirling, and named after his great- uncle George Keith, last Earl Marischal. In 1761 he entered the navy. From 1781 till 1790 he was a Whig M.P. for Dunbarton. On 9 April 1787, he married Jane Mercer and they became the parents of one daughter but, on 12 December 1789, his wife died. He became Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household to the Duke of Clarence, the future King William IV. In 1793 he distinguished himself against the French off Toulon and, on 13 April 1794, became a Knight of the Bath. In 1794 he became a Rear Admiral and, in 1795, a Vice Admiral.

      He commanded the expedition to Cape Town, which place capitulated on 17 September 1795, while the Dutch fleet at Saldanha Bay surrendered to him on 19 August 1796. For this he was rewarded by being created Baron Keith of Stonehaven Marischal, in the Irish peerage, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughter Margaret. As Commander at Sheerness he quelled the alarming mutiny at the Nore. From 1796 till 1801 he was a Whig M.P. for Stirling. From 1799 till 1802, he was also Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, aiding in the operations at Aboukir Bay and the capture of Alexandria. On 15 December 1801, he was rewarded with a British peerage of the same designation. In 1801 he became an Admiral of the Blue and, in 1805, of the White. He was responsible for the British fleet's over the French fleet in Boulogne harbour between 2 and 3 October 1804.

      On 10 January 1808 he married Hester Maria Thrale and another daughter was born. In 1810 he became an Admiral of the Red. In 1812 he was the Commander of the Channel Fleet and conducted the correspondence with Napoleon Bonaparte in regards to his banishment to St. Helena. Having received many decorations, on 1 June 1814 he was created Viscount Keith. On 10 March 1823 he died at Tullyllan, on the Firth of Forth, and was buried there.
    Person ID I97  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2015 

    Family 1 Margaret Mercer   d. 12 Dec 1789 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1787 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Elphinston   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2004 

    Family 2 Hester Maria Thrale (Queeney),   b. 17 Sep 1764, Southwark, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1857, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1808  Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Honourable Georgina Augusta Henrietta Keith,   b. 12 Dec 1809   d. 21 Sep 1892 (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jan 1746 - Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whig M.P. - Between 1781 and 1790 - Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - - Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jan 1808 - Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Admiral George Keith Elphinstone by George Sanders
    George Keith Elphinstone 1746 -1823
    George Keith Elphinstone.

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Web, http://www.worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/bio/georgekeithbio1746.html (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S22] Web, http://www.rocinante.demon.co.uk/klhg/overkirk/overindx.htm (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] Pallot's Marriage Index.