Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

His Excellency The Right Honourable
The Earl of Minto
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His Excellency The Right Honourable The Earl of Minto KG GCSI GCMG GCIE PC
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
	In office; 18 November 1905 – 23 November 1910
Monarchs	Edward VII; George V
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour; Henry Campbell-Bannerman; H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Succeeded by	The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Governor General of Canada
	In office; 12 November 1898 – 10 December 1904
Monarchs	Victoria; Edward VII
Prime Minister	Canadian; • Wilfrid Laurier; British; • The Marquess of Salisbury; • Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded by	The Earl Grey
Personal details
Born	9 July 1845; Mayfair, London, England
Died	1 March 1914 (aged 68); Minto, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Spouse	Mary Caroline Grey; (m. 1883)
Children	5, including Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto
Parent(s)	William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 3rd Earl of Minto; Emma Hislop
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1867–1885
Rank	Lieutenant; Major
Unit	Scots Guards; 1st Roxboroughshire Mounted Rifles
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War; Anglo-Egyptian War; Mahdist War; North-West Rebellion

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Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (/kɪˈnɪnmənd/; 9 July 1845 – 1 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada from 1898 to 1904, and Viceroy of India from 1905 to 1910.