John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
- John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone
John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone and 1st Baron Elphinstone GCB GCH PC (23 June 1807 – 19 July 1860) was twice elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a Scottish Representative peer, serving once from 14 January 1833 to 29 December 1834 and then again from 8 September 1847 to 23 April 1859 [http://www.alba.org.uk/westminster/representativepeers.html] . His political career also included the governorships of Madras and of Bombay [http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/john-elphinstone.html]
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