Matthew Gilmour (born on 21 December 1991) is the husband of Elizabeth Smart, who led a private life before marrying her. He came into the limelight after having married Smart, who is best known as a child safety activist. 

He is actually the husband of a woman who was abducted from her home and held captive for nine years. 

Would such a person be able to trust someone and lead a normal life? Read on to know more about Matthew Gilmour who married her and how made her life a happy one. 

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Who is Matthew Gilmour?

Matthew Gilmour is the husband of Elizabeth Smart. He comes from a family of devout Christians who follows the teachings of the church. 

He is a follower of Mormonism. But Elizabeth was not. However, he is a very loving husband and a good father. 

His major achievement as such is being a very nice and homely person. He is extremely down to earth which is nowadays very rarely found. 

Early Life of Matthew Gilmour

Matthew Gilmour was born on 21 December 1991 and is currently 30 years of age. He was born to Stewart Gilmour, his father, and Kay Gilmour, who is his mother. 

Gilmour has four siblings namely Kyle, Bethany, Chloe, and Ashlea. He is the only son and brother. 

Gilmour was born in Aberdeen, Scotland but currently resides in Utah, United States. He has both British and Scottish nationalities. 

Gilmour is of white ethnicity and follows the religion of Christianity. 

His father was a head teacher at a school in Scotland and taught there until his death in the year 2008. 

His mother Kay worked as the head of the music department in the same school at St. Machar Academy. She is involved in raising funds for cancer victims. 

Though not much is known about Matthew’s childhood it is believed that he finished his schooling at the same school where his parents taught. 

His siblings also studied there. They raised all their children the Mormon way. 

Matthew Gilmour Career

Matthew Gilmour is a former missionary, as far as sources say. He used to do missionary work at The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paris. 

It is not exactly known for how long he worked in Paris but he soon left the missionary work and went on to marry the beautiful Elizabeth Smart. 

His present job at the moment is not clearly known. 

However he supports his wife in her activism efforts against child abduction. 

In 2011, Elizabeth founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which works for Internet Crimes against Children. He seemingly is also involved in this foundation. 

Matthew Gilmour Personal Life

Matthew Gilmour is married to Elizabeth Smart and has three children with her. He has two daughters namely Chloe and Olivia and a son named James. 

Elizabeth and Matthew first met while serving in the church as missionaries in the Paris Mission. Smart was also raised in the same church but was not a devout Mormon. 

In 2009, Elizabeth left the town for another mission in Paris. In 2010 November she had to come back and testify against her abductors and returned back to her mission. 

Matthew did not recognize her then. They started out as friends and had a purely platonic relationship. 

Gilmour invited her to visit his hometown in Aberdeen and when she found out that Matthew was waiting for gor at the airport, she fell in love with him. 

They courted for a year then ultimately got married in January 2012. He proposed to her on a hillside near her home. 

He gave an engagement ring of sapphire. On 18 February 2012, they held their private wedding ceremony in the Laie Hawaii Temple. 

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Matthew Gilmour Net Worth

Not much information is known about his net worth. Thus his net worth is yet to be established by original sources. Yet sources say that it can be around $ 1.8 million. 

He amassed his wealth working for the Mormon missionary. 

However, we can make an estimate of her wife’s net worth to be $ 14 million, according to sources such as Idol Net Worth. 

He has like 600 followers on Instagram on his photography account. 

The former missionary is now a husband and a father to three children along with his wife Elizabeth Smart. 

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Physical Appearance 

Matthew Gilmour has a very broad structure. He stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches or 174 centimeters. His weight is around 65-68 kg or just over 140 lbs. 

He has auburn colored hair with blue eyes. And like most British men, he too has thinly parted lips.

He likes to keep fit and does hit the gym sometimes.  This is all you need to know about Matthew Gilmour the husband of Elizabeth Smart. 

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