Career
He did not stand again in 1841. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June 1832. Elphinstone was the son of Lieutenant-General
Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet (1773–1846) and Frances Warburton (died 1858).
He was a barrister, and had the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Civil Law (Data Control Language).