Scottish politician
The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
The Duke of Buccleuch
Born (1864-03-30 ) 30 March 1864
Montagu House ,
Whitehall ,
London , EnglandDied 19 October 1935(1935-10-19) (aged 71)
Bowhill House ,
Selkirk , Scotland Spouse Lady Margaret Bridgeman Children Parents
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry ,
KT ,
GCVO (30 March 1864 – 19 October 1935), styled The Honourable John Montagu Douglas Scott until 1884, Lord John Montagu Douglas Scott between 1884 and 1886 and Earl of Dalkeith until 1914 was a
British
Member of Parliament and
peer . He was the father of
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester , and the maternal grandfather of
Prince William of Gloucester , and
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester .
Early life
Buccleuch was born in 1864, the son of
William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and
Lady Louisa Hamilton . He was the second of eight children. His elder brother,
Walter Henry, Earl of Dalkeith , was killed in a deer-hunting accident in Achnacary Forest, at the age of 25. Walter was unmarried, and the title of Earl of Dalkeith passed to John.
[1] He was a direct male-line descendant of Charles II. In 1881, he served as a
Midshipman in the Royal Navy onboard
HMS Bacchante with the grandsons of
Queen Victoria –
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Prince George of Wales, later
George V of the United Kingdom . He was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant in September 1883.
Career
Buccleuch held the following posts:
1895–1906: Member of Parliament (MP), Conservative, for
Roxburghshire
[2]
1886: Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Edinburgh
[2]
1887: Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Dumfriesshire
Justice of the Peace (JP) for Selkirk and Roxburghshire
[2]
1893: Vice Lord Lieutenant (DL) of Selkirk
[2]
1896: Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Roxburghshire
1915–1935: Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfriesshires
[2]
1926–1935: Lord Clerk Register for Scotland
[2]
Marriage and family
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway – a seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch
Boughton House, Northamptonshire – a seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch
On Monday 30 January 1893, John married at
St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman (20 January 1872 – 7 August 1954), daughter of
George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford , and
Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley , daughter of
Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough . They had eight children:
Lady Margaret Ida Montagu Douglas Scott (13 November 1893 – 17 December 1976); she married Admiral Sir
Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins (13 July 1895 – 5 October 1980) on 16 February 1926, had three children.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973); he married
Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles on 21 April 1921, had three children.
Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (17 January 1896 – 30 January 1958); he married Lady Rachel Douglas-Home (daughter of
Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home and sister of future Prime Minister
Sir Alec Douglas-Home ) on 27 April 1937, had five children.
Lady Sybil Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (14 July 1899 – 1 November 1990); she married Charles Phipps on 14 May 1919, had four children.
Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott (25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004); she married
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester , on 6 November 1935, had two sons.
Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott (4 March 1904 – 1 June 1984); she married
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter , on 10 January 1929 and they were divorced in 1946), had four children.
Lady Angela Christine Rose Montagu Douglas Scott (26 December 1906 – 28 September 2000); she married Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay on 28 April 1936, had two children.
[3]
Lord George Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott (8 July 1911 – 8 June 1999); he married Mary Bishop on 16 December 1938, had three children.
Death
Buccleuch died from cancer
[4] at
Bowhill House , Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, on 19 October 1935, aged 71, less than a month before his daughter
Alice married
Prince Henry , the third son of
King George V and
Queen Mary . The marriage was to take place at
Westminster Abbey , but given the circumstances, the event was scaled back and the venue changed to
Buckingham Palace .
Buccleuch was buried on 22 October 1935 in the family crypt of the Buccleuch Memorial Chapel in St. Mary's
Episcopal Church ,
Dalkeith , Midlothian. The church is located on Dalkeith's High Street, at the entrance to Dalkeith Country Park.
[5]
Buccleuch was succeeded by his son,
Walter .
Titles, honours and awards
18 September 1886 – 5 November 1914: John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
[2]
5 November 1914: His Grace, Sir John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch & 9th Duke of Queensberry
[2]
17 July 1929: Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers
[2]
1917: Knight, Order of the Thistle (KT)
[2]
1934: Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
[2]
1929: Honorary Colonel, 78th (Lowland) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery
[2]
Ancestry
Ancestors of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch 16.
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 8.
Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch 17. Lady Elizabeth Montagu 4.
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 18.
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney 9. The Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend 19. Elizabeth Powys 2.
William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch 20.
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath 10.
Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath 21. Lady Elizabeth Bentick 5.
Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne 22.
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington 11. The Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng 23. Lady Lucy Boyle 1. John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch 24.
John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn 12.
James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton 25. Catherine Copley 6.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn 26. The Hon. John Douglas 13. Harriet Douglas 27. Lady Frances Lascelles 3.
Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton 28.
Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock 14.
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford 29. Lady Elizabeth Keppel 7.
Lady Louisa Jane Russell 30.
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon 15. Lady Georgina Gordon 31.
Jane Maxwell
References
^ G.E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 1910–1959, reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, page 372.
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l Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 483.
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"Lady Angela Christine Rose Dawnay (née Montagu Douglas Scott) (1906–2000), Wife of Sir Peter Dawnay; daughter of 9th Duke of Queensberry" . National Portrait Gallery . Retrieved 9 August 2021 .
^ HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Memories of Ninety Years, London: Collins & Brown Ltd., 1991, p. 138.
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"Home - A WebsiteBuilder Website" . Archived from
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