Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore

Algernon Hawkins Thogond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore PC, GCMG, (12 August 1852 – 3 March 1930) was a British politician and colonial governor.

Born at Lixmount House, near Edinburgh, he was the eldest son of the 8th Earl and his wife Louisa Madaleine, née Hawkins. [cite book |title=The Peerage Of The British Empire|last= Lodge|first= Edmund |year= 1858|publisher= |location= Oxford University|isbn= |pages= 334|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=bO8NAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA334&dq=Algernon+Keith-Falconer+date:1700-1900&lr=&num=100&as_brr=1#PRA1-PA334,M1] An extravagant fete was held at Inglismaldie Castle to Celebrate the Birth of Lord Inverury. Lord Kintore was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge and married Lady Sydney Charlotte Montagu, second daughter of the 6th Duke of Manchester on 14 August 1873. In 1880, Lord Kintore was unsuccessful Conservative candidate for Chelsea. Also in 1880, he succeeded his father's titles after his death.

He was appointed First Government Whip in the House of Lords in 1885 and was a Lord-in-Waiting from 1885 to 1886 and from 1895 to 1905. One year after his appointment, he became a member of the Privy Council. In 1913 he was made Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.

The Earl received a Grand Cross of the GCMG on his appointment to Governor of South Australia. Further he held a Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy, a 1st Class Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia, a Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ of Portugal and a Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden.

In between his terms in conservative British Governments, Lord Kintore was Governor of South Australia until 10 April 1895. He arrived with his family at Adelaide in South Australia on 11 April 1889 aboard the "Orient" and was formally welcomed by the administrator, Chief Justice Samuel Way, who later resigned as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of South Australia in his favour.

The Earl died at Keith Hall, Inverurie, Aberdeen, on 3 March 1930, and was interred on 7 March 1930 at Keith Hall, Inverurie, Aberdeen, survived by his wife Lady Sydney Charlotte Montagu (14 October 1851 – Keith Hall, Inverurie, Aberdeen, 21 September 1932), daughter of the 6th Duke of Manchester, whom he married at St George's, Hanover Square, London, 14 August 1873, two sons and two daughters. He was succeeded as Earl of Kintore first by his son Arthur, and second by his daughter Ethel, wife of the 1st Viscount Stonehaven.

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