| Authorised form of name | Elphinstone; George Keith (1746 - 1823); Viscount Keith |
| Dates | 1746 - 1823 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Elphinstone Tower, near Stirling, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 07 January 1746 |
| Place of death | Tulliallan, on the north bank of the Forth, Fife |
| Date of death | 10 March 1823 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Tulliallan parish church, Fife |
| Activity | Career:
Entered Royal Navy (1758); Dutch fleet surrended to him at Saldanah Bay (1796); as Commissioner in Chief quelled Mutiny of the Nose; Commissioner in Chief, Mediterranean (1799-1802); Admiral of the Blue (1801); Admiral of the White (1805); Admiral of the Red (1810); conducted correspondance with Napoleon regarding his exile to St Helena
Honours:
Baron Keith 1797; Viscount 1814
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/06/1790 |
| Relationships | Son of Charles 10th Lord Elphinstone, and his second wife Mary, daughter of William Keith, 9th Earl Marischal |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA1777 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1790/10 | Elphinstone, George Keith, Viscount Keith: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |