Ian Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield
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20 March 1939
The Earl of Seafield | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 30 September 1969 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Derek Francis Studley-Herbert 20 March 1939 Chelsea, London, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Illingworth
(m. 1960; div. 1971)Leila Refaat (m. 1971) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Derek Studley-Herbert Nina Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield |
Ian Derek Francis Ogilvie-Grant, 13th Earl of Seafield (born 20 March 1939) is a British peer and landowner.
Ian Seafield was born in Chelsea on 20 March 1939.[1] He is the son of Derek Herbert Studley-Herbert (1907–1960) and Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield, only child of the 11th Earl of Seafield. He was educated at Eton College. He was styled Viscount Reidhaven by courtesy until 1969 when he succeeded his mother to the earldom of Seafield in the Scottish peerage.[2]
As the head of the Seafield family's 84,500-acre estate, he is one of the principal landowners in Scotland.[3] The family seat is Cullen House, while Castle Grant was sold in 1983.[4]
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1969 until the reforms in 1999 removed most hereditary peers. He was affiliated with the Conservative Party.[5] Seafield was one of the largest donors to the successful 'No' campaign in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.[6]
