Sir James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet (20 November 1805 – 26 December 1886) was a British Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1857 and 1880.
Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone was the son of Sir Robert Dalrymple-Home-Elphinstone, 1st Baronet and his wife Graeme Hepburn daughter of Colonel Hepburn, of Keith. He was educated at the Musselburgh Grammar School. He served as a naval officer for the Honourable East India Company for many years and retired as Commander in 1834. In 1848, he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire.
Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Greenock in 1852. He was elected Member of Parliament for Portsmouth in 1857 and held the seat until 1865 when he was defeated. He stood unsuccessfully at Aberdeenshire in 1866. At the 1868 general election he was re-elected for Portsmouth and held the seat until 1880.
He died in 1886 at the age of 81.
Family
Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone married Mary Heron Maxwell, daughter of Lieutenant-general Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 4th Baronet, in April 1836.
His younger brother Charles Elphinstone-Dalrymple (sic) FSA(Scot) (1817-1891) was a noted antiquarian, geneaologist and expert on topography. He was a member of the Spalding Club.
References
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- Epitaphs and Inscriptions of Aberdeenshire p.15
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byViscount Monck Francis Baring |
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1857–1865 With: Francis Baring |
Succeeded byStephen Gaselee William Henry Stone |
| Preceded byStephen Gaselee William Henry Stone |
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth 1868–1880 With: William Henry Stone 1865–74 Thomas Charles Bruce 1874–85 |
Succeeded bySir Henry Drummond-Wolff Thomas Charles Bruce |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byRobert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | Baronet (of Horn and Logie Elphinstone) 1848–1886 |
Succeeded byRobert Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinston |
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