Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-Duff (1829–1906)

Scottish politician, diarist, and author. Liberal MP for Elgin burghs, 1857–81; under-secretary for India, 1868–74; under-secretary for the colonies, 1880; governor of Madras, 1881–6. Lord rector, Aberdeen University, 1866–72. Travelled in Europe, India, and western Asia. Contributed to the Saturday Review and wrote a number of travel and autobiographical works. Lectured at the Working Men’s College.