James Alexander Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone and 4th Baron Elphinstone, AssocRICS (22 April 1953 – 19 December 1994), was a British nobleman, farmer, and financier.^[1]

Early life and family

Lord Elphinstone was the son of Rev. Hon. Andrew Charles Victor Elphinstone and Jean Frances Hambro. His paternal grandparents were Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone, and the former Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, elder sister of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College.^[2]

He was a Professional Associate of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.^[2]

Personal life

On 22 April 1978, Lord Elphinstone married Willa Mary Gabrielle Chetwode,^[2] daughter of Major George David Chetwode and Lady Willa Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound (herself the daughter of Victor Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 5th Earl of Minto, and his wife, Marion Cook). The couple had four children:

• Alexander Mountstuart Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone (b. 15 April 1980); married Nicola J. Hall on 7 July 2007. They have three children.
• The Honorable Angus John Elphinstone (b. 1982) married Isobel L. Smith on 15 June 2013. They have three children:
  • Albie James Elphinstone (6 August 2015)
  • Edie Dree Elphinstone (11 September 2018)
  • Sienna Grace Elphinstone (23 February 2021)
• The Honorable Fergus David Elphinstone (b. 1985) married Rosie Davies in 2016. They have one son.
  • Hamish Frederick Elphinstone (2017)
• The Honorable Clementina Rose Elphinstone (b. 1989) married Oliver William Salusbury Harrison on 30 October 2020.

He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Alexander.