Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet of Kelhead (abt 1708 - 13 November 1778) was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries...

 between 1741 and 1747.

A descendant of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, he married Christian Cunningham, daughter of Sir William Cunningham of Caprington, 2nd Bt.

He was arrested in July 1746, on suspicion of having favoured the cause of the Pretender, and was, on Aug. 14th, committed to the Tower of London

Tower of London

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. He was given bail in March 1748.

He died at Drumlanrig

Drumlanrig

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, Nov. 13, 1778, and was succeeded by his son, Sir William Douglas

Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet

Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, was a Member of Parliament.The son of Sir John Douglas, 3rd Bt of Kelhead and his wife Christian Cunningham, daughter of Sir William Cunningham of Caprington, 2nd Bt., he was a descendant of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.He served as Member...

, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, the MP for Dumfries Burghs.