George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton (1662 – 4 January 1738), styled The Honourable George Douglas between 1681 and 1730, was a British peer and politician.

Background

Morton was a younger son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton, and Anne, daughter of Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet.

Political career

Lord Morton was returned to Parliament for Lanark Burghs

Lanark Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Lanark Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1832, representing a seat for one Member of Parliament ....

 in 1708, a seat he held until 1713 and again between 1715 to 1722, and also represented Orkney and Shetland

Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)

Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 between 1713 and 1715 and 1722 and 1730 He succeeded his elder brother in the earldom in 1730 and the same year he was elected a Scottish Representative Peer

Representative peer

In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...

, which he remained until his death.
He also served as Vice-Admiral of Scotland from 1733 to 1738.

Family

Lord Morton married Frances Adderley. He died in January 1738 and was succeeded in his titles by his son, James

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death...

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