John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu

The Lord Montagu
John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu in 1915
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 1905 – 1929 Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Succeeded by	Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Personal details
Born	John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu (1866-06-10)10 June 1866
Died	30 March 1929(1929-03-30) (aged 62)

John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu DL (10 June 1866 – 30 March 1929), was a British Conservative politician and promoter of motoring.

Montagu was the eldest son of Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, second son of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch. His mother was the Hon. Cecily Susan, daughter of John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Wharncliffe. He went to Eton College where he rowed, and shot for his school at Wimbledon. He then went to New College, Oxford and helped the New College boat to the Head of the River. He rowed for the Oxford Etonians in the 1887 Grand Challenge Cup with Guy Nickalls and Douglas McLean although without success. He worked for a year in the sheds of the London and South Western Railway and became a practical engineer. Then he went round the world with his cousin, Lord Ancram, and his friend, Lord Ennismore.

Montagu entered Parliament for New Forest in 1895, a seat he held until 1905, when he succeeded his father in the barony and entered the House of Lords. During the First World War Montagu was an acting member of the War Aircraft Committee from March to April 1916 and an adviser on Mechanical Transport Services to the Indian government (with the rank of Honorary Brigadier-General). He is chiefly remembered as a promoter of motoring and was the founder and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine and a member of the Road Board.