The Earl of Leven and Melville | |
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Scottish representative peer | |
In office 28 July 1865 – 16 September 1876 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Rollo |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Lauderdale |
Personal details | |
Born | John Thornton Leslie-Melville 18 December 1786 |
Died | 16 September 1876 | (aged 89)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouses | Harriet Thornton
(m. 1812; died 1832)Sophia Thornton
(m. 1834) |
Relations | David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven (brother) John Thornton (grandfather) Samuel Thornton (uncle) Henry Thornton (uncle) |
Parent(s) | Alexander Leslie-Melville, 7th Earl of Leven Jane Thornton |
John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven, 8th Earl of Melville DL JP (18 December 1786 – 16 September 1876) was a Scottish peer and soldier.