Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch
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Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry KT
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PC (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a politician and Conservative
peer. He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
. His sister, Alice
, married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(one of the paternal uncles of Queen Elizabeth II) in 1935, becoming a member of the British Royal Family.
Montagu Douglas Scott was educated at Eton
and Christ Church, Oxford
and had a military career commanding the 4th KOSB
s. He was also Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers
.
As Earl of Dalkeith, Scott was Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament
(MP) for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire
from 1923 until 1935, when he succeeded as Duke of Buccleuch
and Duke of Queensberry
. He was succeeded as MP for the constituency by his brother, Lord William Scott. According to Cowling, he met German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop
in London.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans
, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
, The Impact of Hitler - British Politics & Policy 1933–1940, Cambridge University Press
, 1975, p.403, ISBN 0-521-20582-4
Order of the Thistle
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PC (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a politician and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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peer. He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer.-Early life, marriage and family:...
. His sister, Alice
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, the wife and then widow of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Queen Mary.The daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, Scotland’s largest landowner, her brothers Walter and...
, married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....
(one of the paternal uncles of Queen Elizabeth II) in 1935, becoming a member of the British Royal Family.
Montagu Douglas Scott was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
and had a military career commanding the 4th KOSB
King's Own Scottish Borderers
The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.-History:It was raised on 18 March 1689 by the Earl of Leven to defend Edinburgh against the Jacobite forces of James II. It is said that 800 men were recruited within the space of two hours...
s. He was also Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers
The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. It is currently known as the Queen's...
.
As Earl of Dalkeith, Scott was Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire
Roxburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Roxburghshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
from 1923 until 1935, when he succeeded as Duke of Buccleuch
Duke of Buccleuch
The title Duke of Buccleuch , formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of Scotland, England, and Ireland and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch.Anne...
and Duke of Queensberry
Duke of Queensberry
The title Duke of Queensberry was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1684 along with the subsidiary title Marquess of Dumfriesshire for the 1st Marquess of Queensberry...
. He was succeeded as MP for the constituency by his brother, Lord William Scott. According to Cowling, he met German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. He was later hanged for war crimes after the Nuremberg Trials.-Early life:...
in London.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans
William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans
William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans PC , styled Earl of Burford until 1849, was a British Liberal politician...
, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
- Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (born 20 January 1922), married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 10th Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Algernon Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland KG, GCVO, KStJ, PC, TD, FRS was the son of Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland and Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox.-Career:...
and had issue. - Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of BuccleuchJohn Scott, 9th Duke of BuccleuchPortrait taken by [[Allan Warren]]|thumb|right|250pxWalter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL was a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner...
(28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007) - Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (born 7 November 1927), married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet and had issue.
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Maurice CowlingMaurice Cowling
Maurice John Cowling was a British historian and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge.-Life:Cowling was born in Norwood, South London, to a lower middle-class family. His family then moved to Streatham, where Cowling attended an LCC elementary school, and from 1937 the Battersea Grammar School...
, The Impact of Hitler - British Politics & Policy 1933–1940, Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
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, 1975, p.403, ISBN 0-521-20582-4