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[[File:Mackenzie Elliot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Elliot in 1897]]
[[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] '''Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot''' (30 November 1852 – 5 December 1920) was a British soldier who served as Private Secretary to [[David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow]] while he was [[Governor of New Zealand]] in the 1890s. He twice played [[association football|football]] for Scotland in the [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)|unofficial international matches]] in 1871 and 1872.<ref>{{cite web|title=EHM Elliott |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/players/ehmelliott.html|work=Scotland international footballers|publisher=London Hearts |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Elliot was born at [[Vizagapatam]], India, the son of [[Walter Elliot (Scottish naturalist)|Walter Elliot]] (1803–1887), the Scottish naturalist, and Maria Dorothea Hunter Blair (c.1816–1890).<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|title=Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot |url=http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-elliot97665+2-2-0-1-0|publisher=genealogy.links.org|accessdate=19 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Walter Elliot |url=http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-elliott96978+2-2-0-1-0|publisher=genealogy.links.org|accessdate=15 July 2011}}</ref> His mother was the daughter of [[Sir David Hunter-Blair, 3rd Baronet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Dorothea Hunter Blair |url=http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-hunterblair97657+2-2-0-1-0|publisher=genealogy.links.org|accessdate=15 July 2011}}</ref>

Elliot was educated at [[Windlesham House School]], near [[Washington, West Sussex]] and [[Harrow School|Harrow]]<ref name=Cyclopedia>{{cite web |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District) |url=http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d3-d3-d2.html|publisher=[[Victoria University of Wellington]]|accessdate=18 July 2011 |date=June 1892}}</ref> from January 1867 to Easter 1870.<ref name =Cavallini/><ref name="Courtenay Welch"/>

==Football career==
Elliot played [[association football|football]] for [[Harrow Chequers F.C.|Harrow Chequers]], before joining the [[Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers]] club, making his debut for them in a 5–0 victory over [[Forest School (Walthamstow)|Forest School]] on 28 November 1871. He continued to appear regularly for the Wanderers over the next two years, with his final game coming on 22 March 1873.<ref name =Cavallini>{{cite book | title=The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners"|last= Cavallini|first= Rob | publisher=Dog N Duck Publications |year=2005 | isbn=0-9550496-0-1|page=89}}</ref> In the 1873 "''Football Annual''", he was described as "a truly ponderous fellow but successful as a dribbler withal; has been known to kick a goal."<ref name =Cavallini/>

He was selected to represent Scotland in the representative matches against England on 18 November 1871 and 24 February 1872, playing as a forward in the first match, won 2–1 by England,<ref>{{cite web|title=England 1 Scotland 1 (sic)|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1871-72/M00UOSco1871.html|work=England unofficial matches|publisher=englandfootballonline|accessdate=19 July 2011|date=18 November 1871|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711125127/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1871-72/M00UOSco1871.html|archivedate=11 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=England 2 Scotland 1 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18711118.html|work=Scotland international matches|publisher=londonhearts|accessdate=19 July 2011 |date=18 November 1871}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Match report |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1871/1871111802.htm |publisher=londonhearts |accessdate=19 July 2011|page=2|date=18 November 1871}}</ref> and as a back in the second match, which England won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=England 1 Scotland 0|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1871-72/M00UOSco1872.html|work=England unofficial matches|publisher=englandfootballonline|accessdate=19 July 2011|date=18–24 February 1872|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717130814/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1872-00/1871-72/M00UOSco1872.html|archivedate=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=England 1 Scotland 0 |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/games/18720224.html|work=Scotland international matches |publisher=londonhearts|accessdate=19 July 2011 |date=24 February 1872}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Match report |url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1872/1872022403.htm|publisher=londonhearts |accessdate=19 July 2011|page=3|date=24 February 1872}}</ref>

Later in life, he also played [[cricket]] for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]], making four listed appearances between June 1897 and August 1903.<ref>{{cite web |title=Other Matches Played by EHM Elliot |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/256/256281/Other_matches.html |publisher=cricketarchive |accessdate=19 July 2011 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108174612/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/256/256281/Other_matches.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Military and political career==
He enrolled with the Dumfries, Roxburgh, Kirkcudbright and Selkirk ([[King's Own Scottish Borderers|Scottish Borderers]]) Militia in May 1873.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=23983|page=2684|date=3 June 1873 }}</ref> He joined the regular army as a lieutenant in the [[82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)|82nd Regiment]] in 1874.<ref name=Cyclopedia/> He was promoted to captain in 1884 and in 1888, he was transferred to the [[40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot|40th]], later [[South Lancashire Regiment]]. His final promotion came in 1894 to the rank of major.<ref name=Cyclopedia/>

In March 1894, he succeeded Colonel [[Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow|Patrick Boyle]], the son of the Earl of Glasgow, as private secretary and [[aide-de-camp|ADC]] to the Governor in New Zealand.<ref name=Cyclopedia/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vital Statistics |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP18940309.2.11&l=mi&e=-------10--81----0Halloween-- |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]]|accessdate=19 July 2011|date=9 March 1894}}</ref> He retired on 25 January 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27045|page=461|date=24 January 1899 }}</ref>

==Later life==
In 1892, Elliot became the 6th Laird of Wolfelee on the death of his brother, James.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Elliots of Wolfelee|url=http://home.tiscali.nl/cb002201/ellot_clan.htm|work=The Ellot Clan|accessdate=19 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402203627/http://home.tiscali.nl/cb002201/ellot_clan.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was made a [[Justice of the Peace]] for [[Roxburgh]].<ref name =Cavallini/><ref name="Courtenay Welch"/>

During the [[Second Boer War|Boer War]], Elliot was a commandant of Prisoners of War.<ref name =Cavallini/><ref name="Courtenay Welch">{{cite web|last=Welch|first=Reginald Courtenay|title=The Harrow School register, 1800–1911|url=https://archive.org/stream/harrowschoolregi00harruoft/harrowschoolregi00harruoft_djvu.txt|accessdate=15 August 2011 |authorlink=Reginald Courtenay Welch|page=393|year=1894}}</ref> Returning to England, h was a Fellow of the [[Royal Colonial Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/proceedings37royauoft/proceedings37royauoft_djvu.txt|title=Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute |publisher=The Royal Colonial Institute|accessdate=19 July 2011|year=1906}}</ref>

Elliot went back to New Zealand in 1907, when he visited the cadet camp at [[Hagley Park, Christchurch|Hagley Park]], Christchurch during the [[International Exhibition (1906)|International Exhibition]]. He praised the discipline and appearance of the cadets.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cadet Movement – High Praise from a Soldier |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WH19070424.2.8&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0--|work=Papers Past |accessdate=19 July 2011|date=24 April 1907}}</ref>

In 1912, Elliot sold the family home "Wolfelee House" at [[Bonchester Bridge]], Roxburghshire.<ref name=Bio/> He died on 5 December 1920; at the time of his death, he was resident at "Springfield", [[Breinton]], Herefordshire.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32315|page=3706|date=6 May 1921 }}</ref>

==Family==
On 27 September 1905, Elliot married Edith Margaret Crawford, the daughter of the Rev. [[John Charles Crawford]] of Coulsdon, Surrey; they had no children.<ref name=Bio/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320151328/http://www.turnbullclan.com/publications/rulewater/Rulewater-104F.jpg.html Picture of Elliot in later life]
*[http://residentialsearch.savills.co.uk/property-detail/264439 Sale particulars for Wolfelee House]

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:1920 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian people of Scottish descent]]
[[Category:Military personnel of British India]]
[[Category:People educated at Harrow School]]
[[Category:People educated at Windlesham House School]]
[[Category:South Lancashire Regiment officers]]
[[Category:England v Scotland representative footballers (1870–1872)]]
[[Category:Wanderers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Harrow Chequers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Scottish footballers]]
[[Category:People from Roxburgh]]

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