Lord Richard Elgin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_Richard_Elgin
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Museum
gptkbp:birthDate 1815-07-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lady_Mary_Elgin
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-11-14
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Elgin_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Richard Elgin
gptkbp:influence Cultural heritage preservation
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Acquisition_of_the_Parthenon_Marbles
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Elgin_Marbles
gptkbp:occupation Diplomat
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor_General_of_the_Province_of_Canada
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_Monck
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lord_Elgin's_Marbles
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Elizabeth_Elgin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Walker_Head
gptkbp:termEnd 1854
gptkbp:termStart 1847
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Elgin