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

1746 - 1823  (77 years)

• Name	George KEITH
  Prefix	Admiral
  Suffix	Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith
  Birth	7 Jan 1746	Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1781 and 1790	Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  	Whig M.P.
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  Occupation	1794
  	Rear Admiral
  	Keith is said to have made more in prize money than any other naval officer.
  Note	13 Apr 1794
  	Knight of the Bath
  Occupation	1795  [1]
  	Vice Admiral
  Election	Between 1796 to 1802	Stirlingshire, Scotland
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  Note	Nov 1796
  	Hester Lynch Thrale wrote of Admiral Elphinstone in herThraliana in - even though she could not have known that she was writing of her future son-in-law Admiral George Keith Elphinstone who was responsible for trapping the Dutch Fleet in Saldanha Bay. Our capture of the whole Dutch Fleet at once without firing a Gun is a great event indeed.
  Property	Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  Death	10 Mar 1823
  Burial	Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland   [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 | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret MERCER   d. 12 Dec 1789
  Marriage	9 Apr 1787
  Children	1. Margaret ELPHINSTON   d. Yes, date unknown m. Conte DE FLAHAUT
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2004

  
  

  Family 2	Hester Maria THRALE,   b. 17 Sep 1764, Anchor Brewery, Southwark, Surrey, England d. 31 Mar 1857, Piccadilly, Middlesex, England (Age 92 years)
  Note	1796
  	Queeney first met Viscount Admiral George Keith of Elphinstone.
  Marriage	10 Jan 1808	Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [3]
  Residence	Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
  Residence	Piccadilly, Middlesex, England
  	Address: 110 Piccadilly
  Children	1. Honourable Georgina Augusta Henrietta KEITH,   b. 12 Dec 1809   d. 21 Sep 1892 (Age 82 years) m. Lord William Godolphin OSBORNE , Honorable Augustus John Child VILLIERS (1831)
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Jan 1746 - Elphinstone Tower, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Occupation - Whig M.P. - Between 1781 and 1790 - Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Property - - Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland Marriage - 10 Jan 1808 - Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Burial - - Overton Kirkyard, Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland Residence - - Tulliallan Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland Residence - Address: 110 Piccadilly - - Piccadilly, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Admiral George Keith Elphinstone Portrait of Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, GCB, 1st Viscount Keith, by George Sanders. Oil on canvas. 76.20 x 63.50 cm. (30 x 25 in.). Painted c. 1825 http://www.artwarefineart.com/gallery/portrait-admiral-george-keith-elphinstone-gcb-1st-viscount-keith-1746-1823
  		George Keith Elphinstone 1746 -1823 Painting by William Owen

  
  

• Sources

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