George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird
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George William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird KT, PC
(14 April 1807 – 7 January 1878), was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds
under Lord Melbourne
from 1839 to 1841.
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and did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
. However, in 1831 he was created Baron Rossie, of Rossie in the County of Perth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, which gave him a seat in the upper chamber of Parliament. In December 1839 he was appointed Master of the Buckhounds
under Lord Melbourne
, a post he held until the government fell in 1841. He was sworn of the Privy Council
in early 1840. In 1857 he was made a Knight of the Thistle
. Three years later he was created Baron Kinnaird, of Rossie in the County of Perth, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In contrast to the earlier barony, which was created with normal remainder to heirs male, this barony was created with special remainder to his younger brother, Arthur
. Kinnaird later served as Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire
from 1866 to 1878.
, at Great Canford, Dorset
, on 14 December 1837. They had three children:
Lord Kinnaird died in January 1878, aged 70, without surviving male issue. The barony of Rossie became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the Scottish lordship and barony of Kinnaird by his younger brother, Arthur
. Lady Kinnaird died in March 1910, aged 92.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(14 April 1807 – 7 January 1878), was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds
Master of the Buckhounds
The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office...
under Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
from 1839 to 1841.
Background
Knnaird was the eldest son of Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird, by Lady Olivia Laetitia Catherine FitzGerald third daughter of William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of LeinsterWilliam FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
William Robert FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster, etc. KP, PC was an Irish liberal politician and landowner. He was born in London.-Career:...
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Political career
Kinnaird succeeded his father in the lordship of Kinnaird in 1826. This was a Scottish peeragePeerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
and did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. However, in 1831 he was created Baron Rossie, of Rossie in the County of Perth, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, which gave him a seat in the upper chamber of Parliament. In December 1839 he was appointed Master of the Buckhounds
Master of the Buckhounds
The Master of the Buckhounds was an officer in the Master of the Horse's department of the British Royal Household. The holder was also His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot. It was a political office, so the holder, who was always a nobleman, changed with every change of government. The office...
under Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
, a post he held until the government fell in 1841. He was sworn of the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in early 1840. In 1857 he was made a Knight of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
. Three years later he was created Baron Kinnaird, of Rossie in the County of Perth, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In contrast to the earlier barony, which was created with normal remainder to heirs male, this barony was created with special remainder to his younger brother, Arthur
Arthur Kinnaird, 10th Lord Kinnaird
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird, 10th Lord Kinnaird , was a Scottish banker, Liberal politician and evangelical clergyman.-Background:...
. Kinnaird later served as Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire
Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross in 1975.* John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl 17 March 1794 – 29 September 1830...
from 1866 to 1878.
Family
Lord Kinnaird married the Honourable Frances Anne Georgina Ponsonby, only daughter of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de MauleyWilliam Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley
William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1826 and 1837...
, at Great Canford, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, on 14 December 1837. They had three children:
- Hon. Olivia Barbara Kinnaird (died 1871).
- Victor Alexander Kinnaird, Master of Kinnaird (1840–1851).
- Charles Fox Kinnaird, Master of Kinnaird (1841–1860).
Lord Kinnaird died in January 1878, aged 70, without surviving male issue. The barony of Rossie became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the Scottish lordship and barony of Kinnaird by his younger brother, Arthur
Arthur Kinnaird, 10th Lord Kinnaird
Arthur FitzGerald Kinnaird, 10th Lord Kinnaird , was a Scottish banker, Liberal politician and evangelical clergyman.-Background:...
. Lady Kinnaird died in March 1910, aged 92.