Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield explained

The Earl of Seafield
Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
Office:Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Term Start:30 September 1969
Term End:11 November 1999
Party:Conservative
Children:2
Birth Name:Ian Derek Francis Studley-Herbert
Birth Date:1939 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Chelsea, London, England
Parents:Derek Studley-Herbert
Nina Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield
Spouse:
Nationality:British

Ian Derek Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (born 20 March 1939) is a British peer and landowner.

Background

Ian Seafield was born in Chelsea on 20 March 1939.[1] He is the son of Derek Herbert Studley-Herbert (1907–1960) and Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield, only child of the 11th Earl of Seafield. He was educated at Eton College. He was styled Viscount Reidhaven by courtesy until 1969 when he succeeded his mother to the earldom of Seafield in the Scottish peerage.[2]

As the head of the Seafield family's 84,500-acre estate, he is one of the principal landowners in Scotland.[3] The family seat is Cullen House, while Castle Grant was sold in 1983.[4]

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1969 until the reforms in 1999 removed most hereditary peers. He was affiliated with the Conservative Party.[5] Seafield was one of the largest donors to the successful 'No' campaign in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.[6]

Personal life

On 5 October 1960, he married Mary Dawn Mackenzie Illingworth (granddaughter of Sir Percy Illingworth) at the Savoy Chapel. They had two sons:

Lord Seafield separated from his wife in August 1969, and the couple were divorced on 24 July 1971.[7] Shortly thereafter he re-married to Leila Refaat (born 1944), daughter of Mahmoud Refaat, of Cairo.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info . 2024-05-05 . www.freebmd.org.uk.
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3552.
  3. News: Who owns Scotland? Here's the next five in our top 20 . 28 July 2021 . The Scotsman . 30 December 2008.
  4. Book: Lord Strathspey . A History of Clan Grant . 1983 . Phillimore . 978-0-85033-442-5.
  5. Web site: MPs and Lords: The Earl of Seafield . 28 July 2021 . UK Parliament.
  6. News: Peterkin . Tom . 13 July 2014 . Who are the donors behind Yes and No campaigns? . 28 July 2021 . The Scotsman.
  7. News: Countess wins Divorce Decree . 28 July 2021 . The Evening Standard . 24 July 1971.