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	==Life==		==Life==
	The only son of [[John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone]] in the peerage of Scotland, he was born on 23 June 1807. He succeeded his father as Lord Elphinstone in May 1813, and entered the army in 1826 as a cornet in the [[Royal Horse Guards]]. He was promoted lieutenant in 1828, and captain in 1832, and was a lord in waiting to [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]] from 1835 to 1837. The king made him a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order]] in 1836, in which year he was sworn of the privy council.<ref name = DNB>{{cite DNB\|wstitle=Elphinstone, John (1807–1860)}}</ref>		The only son of [[John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone]] in the peerage of Scotland, he was born on 23 June 1807 and baptized by Church of Scotland Reverend [[James Lapslie]].<ref>[https://electricscotland.com/webclans/dtog/elphinstonefamil01fras.pdf Elphinstone Family] ''Electric Scotland''</ref> He succeeded his father as Lord Elphinstone in May 1813, and entered the army in 1826 as a cornet in the [[Royal Horse Guards]]. He was promoted lieutenant in 1828, and captain in 1832, and was a lord in waiting to [[William IV of the United Kingdom\|William IV]] from 1835 to 1837. The king made him a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order]] in 1836, in which year he was sworn of the privy council.<ref name = DNB>{{cite DNB\|wstitle=Elphinstone, John (1807–1860)}}</ref>

	In 1837, he left the Guards on being appointed governor of Madras by [[Lord Melbourne]]. He was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842; he built a house at [[Káiti]], in the [[Nilgiri Hills]]. On resigning his governorship in 1842 he travelled for some years, and explored [[Kashmir]].<ref name = DNB/>		In 1837, he left the Guards on being appointed governor of Madras by [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne\|Lord Melbourne]]. He was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842; he built a house at [[Káiti]], in the [[Nilgiri Hills]]. On resigning his governorship in 1842 he travelled for some years, and explored [[Kashmir]].<ref name = DNB/>

	He returned to England in 1845, and in 1847 was appointed by [[Lord John Russell]] to be a lord in waiting to the queen, an office which he held until 1852, and again under [[Lord Aberdeen]]'s administration from January to October 1853, when he was appointed governor of Bombay. During this governorship the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] broke out. Elphinstone checked the rising at a few places in his presidency, and put down the insurrection of the Rajah of [[Sholapur]]. He discovered a conspiracy in Bombay itself, ~~and he~~ seized the ringleaders. and prevented the conspiracy from coming to anything. He sent many of his troops elsewhere.<ref name = DNB/>		He returned to England in 1845, and in 1847 was appointed by [[Lord John Russell]] to be a lord in waiting to the queen, an office which he held until 1852, and again under [[Lord Aberdeen]]'s administration from January to October 1853, when he was appointed governor of Bombay. During this governorship the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] broke out. Elphinstone checked the rising at a few places in his presidency, and put down the insurrection of the Rajah of [[Sholapur]]. He discovered a conspiracy in Bombay itself, seized the ringleaders, and prevented the conspiracy from coming to anything. He sent many of his troops elsewhere.<ref name = DNB/>

	He was made a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] in 1858, and on 21 May 1859, on his return to England, he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Elphinstone of Elphinstone, Stirlingshire. He died unmarried in King Street, St. James's, London, on 19 July 1860, when his peerage of the United Kingdom became extinct.<ref name = DNB/>		He was made a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] in 1858, and on 21 May 1859, on his return to England, he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Elphinstone of Elphinstone, Stirlingshire. He died unmarried in King Street, St. James's, London, on 19 July 1860, when his peerage of the United Kingdom became extinct.<ref name = DNB/>
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*Gautam Chandra, Veerendra Kumar Mishra & Pranjali. (2018) From inactivity to encouragement: the contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the educational development of the Madras Presidency (1837–1842), History of Education, 47:6, 763–778, DOI: 10.1080/0046760X.2018.1484181		*Gautam Chandra, Veerendra Kumar, Mishra Pranjali. (2018) "From inactivity to encouragement: the contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the educational development of the Madras Presidency (1837–1842)". ''History of Education'', 47:6, 763–778, DOI: 10.1080/0046760X.2018.1484181

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'''John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone, 1st Baron Elphinstone''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|GCH|PC}} (23 June 1807 – 19 July 1860) was a Scottish soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was twice elected to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] as a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Representative peer]], serving once from 14 January 1833 to 29 December 1834 and then again from 8 September 1847 to 23 April 1859.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alba.org.uk/westminster/representativepeers.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2005-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050811084927/http://www.alba.org.uk/westminster/representativepeers.html |archivedate=11 August 2005 }}</ref> His political career also included the governorships of [[Governor of Madras|Madras]] and of [[Governor of Bombay|Bombay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/john-elphinstone.html |title=John, Lord Elphinstone: Mumbai/Bombay pages |publisher=Theory.tifr.res.in |accessdate=2020-03-16}}</ref>

==Life==
The only son of [[John Elphinstone, 12th Lord Elphinstone]] in the peerage of Scotland, he was born on 23 June 1807. He succeeded his father as Lord Elphinstone in May 1813, and entered the army in 1826 as a cornet in the [[Royal Horse Guards]]. He was promoted lieutenant in 1828, and captain in 1832, and was a lord in waiting to [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] from 1835 to 1837. The king made him a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order]] in 1836, in which year he was sworn of the privy council.<ref name = DNB>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Elphinstone, John (1807–1860)}}</ref>

In 1837, he left the Guards on being appointed governor of Madras by [[Lord Melbourne]]. He was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842; he built a house at [[Káiti]], in the [[Nilgiri Hills]]. On resigning his governorship in 1842 he travelled for some years, and explored [[Kashmir]].<ref name = DNB/>

He returned to England in 1845, and in 1847 was appointed by [[Lord John Russell]] to be a lord in waiting to the queen, an office which he held until 1852, and again under [[Lord Aberdeen]]'s administration from January to October 1853, when he was appointed governor of Bombay. During this governorship the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] broke out. Elphinstone checked the rising at a few places in his presidency, and put down the insurrection of the Rajah of [[Sholapur]]. He discovered a conspiracy in Bombay itself, and he seized the ringleaders. and prevented the conspiracy from coming to anything. He sent many of his troops elsewhere.<ref name = DNB/>

He was made a [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] in 1858, and on 21 May 1859, on his return to England, he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Elphinstone of Elphinstone, Stirlingshire. He died unmarried in King Street, St. James's, London, on 19 July 1860, when his peerage of the United Kingdom became extinct.<ref name = DNB/>

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==Further reading==
*Gautam Chandra, Veerendra Kumar Mishra & Pranjali. (2018) From inactivity to encouragement: the contribution of Lord Elphinstone to the educational development of the Madras Presidency (1837–1842), History of Education, 47:6, 763–778, DOI: 10.1080/0046760X.2018.1484181

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