James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
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His Grace The Duke of Queensberry KG PC |
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| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
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In office 3 February 1709 – 6 July 1711 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Mar |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Mar |
| Lord High Commissioner | |
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In office 31 July 1706 – 1 May 1707 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Argyll |
| Succeeded by | In abeyance |
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In office 25 April 1700 – 31 May 1704 |
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| Monarch | William II; Anne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Marchmont |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Tweeddale |
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| Born | 18 December 1662 Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire Scotland |
| Died | 6 July 1711 (aged 48) London, England |
| Resting place | Durisdeer Parish Church, Durisdeer, Dumfries and Galloway |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Mary Boyle (c.1664-1709) |
| Children | James; Charles |
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 1662 – 6 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman.
He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas.
Educated at the University of Glasgow, he was appointed a Scottish Privy Counsellor in 1684, and was lieutenant-colonel of Dundee's regiment of horse. He joined William III in 1688 and was appointed colonel of the 6th Horse Guards Regiment.
He was appointed Lord High Treasurer of Scotland from 1693 and Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1695 to 1702. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland in 1700, 1702 and 1703, in which role he procured the abandonment of the Darién scheme.
He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1701, and was Secretary of State from 1702. He encouraged the Jacobites by his undecided attitude on the question of the settlement, and was deluded into unconsciously furthering the Jacobite designs of Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat. He withdrew from government in 1704.
He was reinstated as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1705, was a commissioner of the estates in 1706, and procured the signing of the Treaty of Union.
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