He was a Scottish representative peer, between 1927 and 1947. He was made Knight of the Thistle in 1934;[8] and was Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire from 1935 to 1947. He donated his collection of nineteenth century drawings and water-colours, which include scenes from Great Britain and Italy, to the Bodleian Library in 1920.[9]
Personal life
On 3 September 1918, Lord Leven married, his half-cousin once removed, Lady Rosamond Sylvia Diana Mary Foljambe, a younger daughter of Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool,[10] and, his second wife, Susan Louisa Cavendish (eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. William Henry Frederick Cavendish, a grandson of the 1st Earl of Burlington). Together, they had five children:[5]
Lady Jean Elizabeth Leslie Melville (1921–2010)[3]
Hon. George David Leslie Melville (1924–1997), who married Diana Mary Houldsworth, a daughter of Sir Henry Walter Houldsworth and Katharine Charlotte Douglas, in 1955.[3]
Hon. Ronald Joscelyn Leslie Melville (1926–1987), who married Ruth Buckworth, only daughter of Dr. John Duckworth, in 1962.[3]
Hon. Alan Duncan Leslie Melville (1928–2019), who married Sally Haywood, in 1997.[3]
Lord Leven died on 15 January 1947 and was succeeded by his 22 year old son, Alexander.[11] His widow died 12 April 1974.[3]
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