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Viscount George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral of the Blue

b. 7 January 1746

Birth

Viscount George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral of the Blue, was born on 7 January 1746.1

Parents

FatherCharles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone (b. 6 August 1711, d. 2 April 1781)
MotherClementina ("the Heiress") Fleming (b. 1719, d. 1 January 1799)

Titles

Viscount George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral of the Blue, held the title of Baron Keith on 16 March 1797.1 He held the title of Viscount Keith on 1 June 1814.

Working life

  • Viscount George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral of the Blue, was occupied as naval officer of very high reputation.1

Citations

  1. [S181] Bernard Burke and Ashworth P Burke, Editors, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, 76th edition (Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons, 1914), p 720-722, Elphinstone; online image, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed 17 October 2026.
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Last Edited 17 October 2026