His Grace George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe |
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Personal details | |
Born | 7 September 1913 |
Died | 26 September 1974 (aged 61) |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Hungerford Crewe-Milnes (m. 1935; div. 1953) Margaret Elizabeth McConnel (m. 1954; his death 1974) |
Relations |
7th Duke of Roxburghe (grandfather) Ogden Goelet (grandfather) Jose Collins (aunt) |
Children |
Guy David Innes-Ker Robert Anthony Innes-Ker |
Parents |
8th Duke of Roxburghe Mary Goelet |
Residence | Floors Castle |
George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (7 September 1913 – 26 September 1974) was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet. He succeeded his father in 1932.
George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker was born on 7 September 1913 to Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (1876–1932) and Mary Goelet (1878–1937). He was born almost ten years after his parents were married, on 10 November 1903,
He grew up at Floors Castle which was located on 60,500 acres, which his mother decorated with her own collection of art including a series of 17th century Gobelins Manufactory tapestries.
His paternal grandparents were James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (1839–1892) and Lady Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill (1854–1923), the fourth daughter of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, who served in Conservative governments as Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and his wife, Lady Frances Vane, daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. His first cousin once removed was Winston Churchill. His uncle, Lord Robert Edward Innes-Ker (1885–1958), married the actress Jose Collins.
His maternal grandfather was Ogden Goelet (1851–1897), an American real-estate millionaire. At the time of his parent's marriage, his mother was the wealthiest American heiress, with a dowry of twenty million dollars, exceeded only by Consuelo Vanderbilt. He also was a grandnephew of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.