DEATH OF LORD SEAFIELD

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4144, 22 January 1916, Page 7

DEATH OF LORD SEAFIELD

THE EIGHTH PEER KILLED

LONDON, Nov. 19. To New Zealand’s “Roll of Honor has to be added the name of James Ogilvie Grant, eleventh Earl of Seafield, chief of Clan Grant, and captain in the sth Battalion Cameron Highlanders. The news of his _ death, from wounds, was received in London on the loth inst.: he died on the 12th, though it was only on the morning of the 13th that intimation was received that he was “dangerously wounded. ' to be followed bv another message that he “was not recovering.” He was struck on the head by a fragment of shell. . Lord Seafield had been expected m London, on leave, on Sunday, but a letter'had been received by.his sister. Lady Nina Knowles —arriving on the day of his death —in which Lord Seafield said: “My leave is cancelled until a later date.' We have- just come in from trenches and occupy others to-morrow (Wednesday). The trenches here are very wet and swampy. Sunday last we had a very bad day, and lost eighteen men from shells.”. In some recent fighting Lord Seafield s battalion had suffered heavily. The news has caused the greatest regret in Scotland, where, since the Earl and Countess of Seafield took np their residence at Castle Grant, Morayshire, and Cullen House, Banffshire, after the death of the late Countess of Seafield, he had been exceedingly popular among all clashes, and greatly esteemed. Since suceeedino4 to the estates he devoted much time to all that was likely to benefit, his tenantry, and gained a reputation for knowledge of estate problems. He took an especially keen interest ui afforestation. The Grant estates are in Inverness, Elgin, and Banff, coverino" an area of over 300,000 acres, the houses include Castle Grant-, Cullen House, and Balmacaan (Invernessshire).' On the death of Caroline the widow of the seventh Earl,, the estates once more went to the titles. ioi nearly fiftv years the unfortunate holders of thc'titles held little of tneir historical possessions. Lord and Lady Scaffold's- only child, Lady Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant > who'is in her tenth year, now takes in her own right the Scottish caridom ot Seafield, but the barony .of Strathspey of the United Kingdom-winch the late Earl also liokl, and m virtue oi which ho sat in the House of Lords o-oes to his younger brother, the Hon. Trevor Ogilvie-Grant, who, in nddtion, takes the baronetcy associated with the name for a much longe* period The new Lord Strathspey came from New Zealand several -ears aero and settled at Twickenham. He married, in 1905 Miss: Alice Louisa Hardy Johnston, daughter of the late Mr T H. Hardv Johnston, of Chustcliurcii; they have one son and one daughter.