David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven
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David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville (1785–1860) was a Scottish peer and admiral.
He entered the Royal Navy c. 1800; he became Rear Admiral in 1846, and Vice Admiral in 1858.
He was a Representative Peer (Tory), for Scotland from 1831 to 1860.
, 6th Earl of Melville (1749–1820).
He married on 21 Jun 1824, Elizabeth Anne Campbell (died 8 Nov 1863), 2nd daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 2nd Baronet, by his wife Elizabeth Balfour, 1st daughter of John Balfour of Balbirnie; they had children:
He was succeeded by his brother John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
, 8th Earl of Melville (1786–1876).
He entered the Royal Navy c. 1800; he became Rear Admiral in 1846, and Vice Admiral in 1858.
He was a Representative Peer (Tory), for Scotland from 1831 to 1860.
Family
He was the son of Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of LevenAlexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven
Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven was a Scottish Whig politician and peer.As the eldest son of David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven, he succeeded his father as Earl of Leven and Earl of Melville on 9 June 1802...
, 6th Earl of Melville (1749–1820).
He married on 21 Jun 1824, Elizabeth Anne Campbell (died 8 Nov 1863), 2nd daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 2nd Baronet, by his wife Elizabeth Balfour, 1st daughter of John Balfour of Balbirnie; they had children:
- Capt Hon Alexander Leslie-Melville, Lord BalgonieAlexander Leslie-Melville, Lord BalgonieAlexander Leslie-Melville, Viscount Balgonie was a British soldier.He held the title of Lord Balgonie as a courtesy title; he was the eldest son of David-Leslie Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville. He served in the Grenadier Guards, and died in 1857 as a result of hard campaigning in...
(19 November 1831 - 29 August 1857), - Hon David Archibald Leslie-Melville (14 October 1833 - 20 October 1854),
- Lady Elizabeth Leslie-Melville (died 25 Jan 1892), who married on 2 November 1858, Thomas Robert Brook Cartwright (died 23 January 1921), son of Sir Thomas Cartwright GCH, and had issue,
- Lady Anna Maria Leslie-Melville (died 8 December 1874), who married on 26 April 1865, as his first wife Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet KT MP, and had issue,
- Lady Susan Lucy Leslie-Melville, Lady of the Bedchamber to HRH the Princess Christian from 1868 to 1883 (died 8 June 1910)
- Lady Emily Eleanor Leslie-Melville (22 May 1840 - 11 November 1882), who married on 28 March 1864, John Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of DalzellJohn Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of DalzellJohn Glencairn Carter Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell , was a Scottish soldier and politician.Hamilton was born in Marseilles, France, the only son of Archibald James Hamilton, 12th of Orbiston , and was educated at Eton College. He served in the 2nd Life Guards, rising to the rank of...
, and had issue.
He was succeeded by his brother John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
John Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven
John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven, 8th Earl of Melville was a Scottish peer, and soldier.He succeeded his brother David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven....
, 8th Earl of Melville (1786–1876).