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| Douglas, Montague Scott Walter Francis, 5th Duke of Buccleugh and Queensbury. Adm. nobleman at ST JOHN'S, Jan. 15, 1825. [B. Nov. 25, 1806.] Matric. Easter, 1825; M.A. 1827; Hon. LL.D. 1842. D.C.L. (Oxford) 1834. Succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Buccleugh and 7th Duke of Queensberry, Apr. 20, 1819. Carried the Gold Stick at the Coronation of King William IV in 1830, and of Queen Victoria. Lord Privy Seal, 1842-6. Lord President of the Council, 1846. President of the Society of Antiquaries, 1862; of the British Association, 1867. Lord-Lieut. and Sheriff Principal of Midlothian and Co. Roxburgh. Hon. LL.D. Edinburgh, 1874. Chancellor of Glasgow University, 1878. K.G. A.D.C. to Queen Victoria. F.R.S. Capt.-Gen. of the Royal Company of Archers. Hon. Col., 3rd Batt., Royal Scots Lothian Regt. Built at his own sole cost the pier and breakwater of Granton on the Forth. Married, Aug. 13, 1829, Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne, dau. of Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath, K.G., and had issue. Died Apr. 16, 1884, aged 77, at Bowhill, Co. Selkirk. Buried in St Mary's Chapel, Dalkeith, being the Senior Knight of the Garter and the only one not made by the reigning sovereign. (Scots Peerage; Burke, Peerage.) | 5th Duke of Buccleugh and Queensbury Montague Scott Walter Francis DOUGLAS Approx. lifespan: 1806–1884 b. 1806:11:25 nobleman St John's College adm1825:01:15 Matric 1825:04ET: MA 1827 Hon.LLD 1842 DCL(Oxford) 1834 Succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Buccleugh and 7th Duke of Queensberry 1819:04:20 Carried the Gold Stick at the Coronation of King William IV in1830, and of Queen Victoria. Lord Privy Seal: 1842-46 Lord President of: : Council 1846 President of: : Society of Antiquaries 1862 of British Association 1867 Lord-Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of: Midlothian , and Company Roxburghshire , Hon.LLD Edinburgh 1874 Chancellor of: : Sch: Glasgow University Glasgow, [Scotland], 1878 K.G. A.D.C.: Queen Victoria. FRS Captain-General of: : Royal Company of Archers. Hon. Colonel: 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots Lothian Regiment Built at his own sole cost the pier and breakwater of Granton on the Forth, [Scotland], m. 1829:08:13,Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne dau. of Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath, K.G.. had issue d. aged 77, at Bowhill, 1884:04:16 Company Selkirkshire , bur. in St Mary's Chapel, St Mary's, Dalkeith, [Midlothian], , being the Senior Knight of the Garter and the only one not made by the reigning sovereign. Scots Peerage ; Burke, Peerage. ) [add:]Portrait at St John's College [:add] [add:]Atkinson 424[:add] |