Matthew Gilmour’s biography: who is Elizabeth Smart’s husband?
Many people know Elizabeth Smart as a child safety activist in America. She was abducted from her home and held captive for nine months. Today, she is the wife of Matthew Gilmour. Her husband had led a private life until their marriage in 2012. Who is Elizabeth Smart married to?
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Matthew Gilmour comes from a family that strictly follows the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Mormonism. He is a loving husband and father of three. Here are all the details you need to know about his life.
Profile summary
- Name: Matthew Gilmour
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: December 21, 1991
- Age: 29 years (as of October 2021)
- Place of birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
- Current residence: Utah, United States
- Nationality: Scottish and British
- Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Christianity
- Sexuality: Straight
- Height in feet: 5'7"
- Height in centimetres: 170
- Hair colour: Auburn
- Eye colour: Blue
- Father: Stewart Gilmour
- Mother: Kay Gilmour
- Siblings: Kyle, Bethany, Chloé, and Ashlea
- Marital status: Married
- Spouse: Elizabeth Smart
- Children: 3
- Daughters: Chloé and Olivia
- Son: James
- Occupation: Former missionary
Matthew Gilmour’s biography
Matthew Gilmour was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in a family of five children. He has dual nationality, that is, Scottish and British.
His father Stewart was a deputy headteacher at St. Machar Academy in Aberdeen until his demise in 2008. His mother Kay was the head of music in the same school. To date, Kay is passionate about charity work and is involved in fundraising for the CLAN Cancer Support Centre.
Not much is known about Matthew's childhood, but it is believed that he went to the same school where his parents worked. The names of his four siblings are Kyle, Bethany, Chloé, and Ashlea.
Stewart and Kay followed the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormonism. They raised all their children the Mormon way.
When is Matthew Gilmour's birthday?
He was born on December 21, 1991. Therefore, Matthew Gilmour's age as of October 2021 is 29 years.
What does Matthew Gilmour do for a living?
The young man is a former missionary. He did missionary work at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris. It is not known how long he stayed in Paris, but he left missionary work after marrying activist Elizabeth Smart.
Matthew Gilmour's job at the moment is not clearly known. However, he is very supportive of his wife's activism efforts. In 2011, Elizabeth founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which works for Internet Crimes Against Children.
The organisation also spreads awareness to children about sexual crimes and violence, and Elizabeth Smart's husband actively supports its work.
How did Elizabeth Smart meet Matthew Gilmour?
Elizabeth Smart and Matthew Gilmour first met while serving as missionaries in the Paris Mission. Smart was also raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In November 2009, she left Salt Lake City for a mission in Paris.
In November 2010, she temporarily returned from her mission to testify against her abductors then went back to Paris to complete her mission. When they met for the first time in Paris, Matthew did not recognise Smart as the girl who had been abducted.
The two started out as friends, so for the duration of their mission their relationship was purely platonic. After the mission was over, Gilmour invited Smart to visit his hometown of Aberdeen. When she got off the plane and saw Matthew standing there waiting for her, Elizabeth knew she found the one.
The couple has been married close to a decade now. They courted for a year before getting engaged in January 2012. He proposed to her with an engagement ring made of sapphire. The proposal took place on a hillside near Elizabeth's house.
On the 18th of February that year, the two got married. Their private wedding ceremony was held in the Laie Hawaii Temple.
Together, the couple has been blessed with two daughters and a son. Their first daughter, Chloé, was born in February 2015, followed by James, who was born in April 2017. Their youngest child, Olivia, was born in November 2018.
Matthew Gilmore's height
Matthew is 5 feet and 7 inches or 170 centimetres tall.
What is Matthew Gilmour's net worth?
Not much is known about Matthew's source of income. As a result, his net worth is yet to be established. However, according to Idol Net Worth, his wife has an estimated net worth of $13 million.
Matthew Gilmour is a father of three and a former missionary. He is the husband of Elizabeth Smart, a child safety activist who was abducted for nine months when she was only 14 years old.
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