Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Thornton LESLIE-MELVILLE 9th Earl of Leven and 8th Earl of Melville, 8921
FatherAlexander LESLIE-MELVILLE 7th Earl of Leven , 8759
MotherJane THORNTON , 9014
Spouses
1Sophia THORNTON, 8753
Death1887
FatherHenry THORNTON , 8392 (1760-1815)
MotherMarianne SYKES , 8393 (1765-1815)
2Harriet THORNTON, 9019
FatherSamuel THORNTON , 8758 (1754-1838)
Notes for John Thornton LESLIE-MELVILLE 9th Earl of Leven and 8th Earl of Melville
John Thornton Leslie-Melville, 9th Earl of Leven, 8th Earl of Melville (1786–1876) was a Scottish peer, and soldier.
He succeeded his brother David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven.
He was Deputy Paymaster to the Forces in the Peninsula in 1809; he was a founding partner in the banking partnership Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thornton & Co; he was a Representative Peer for Scotland (Conservative) from 1865 to 1876.
He succeeded his brother David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven.
He was Deputy Paymaster to the Forces in the Peninsula in 1809; he was a founding partner in the banking partnership Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, Thornton & Co; he was a Representative Peer for Scotland (Conservative) from 1865 to 1876.