John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
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His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT GCVO |
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The Duke of Buccleuch
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| Born |
30 March 1864 Montagu House, Whitehall, London, England, UK |
| Died | 19 October 1935 (aged 71) Bowhill House, Selkirk, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Margaret Bridgeman |
| Children | Lady Margaret Hawkins Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch Lord William Montagu Douglas Scott Lady Sybil Phipps Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Mary Cecil, Marchioness of Exeter Lady Angela Dawnay Lord George Montagu Douglas Scott |
| Parents |
William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch Lady Louisa Hamilton |
John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry, KT, GCVO (30 March 1864 – 19 October 1935), styled The Honourable John Montagu Douglas Scott until 1884, Lord John Montagu Douglas Scott between 1884 and 1886 and Earl of Dalkeith until 1914 was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer.
Buccleuch was born in 1864, the son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Hamilton. He was the second of eight children. His elder brother, Walter Henry, Earl of Dalkeith, was accidentally killed in a deer-hunting accident in Achnacary Forest, at the age of 25. Walter was unmarried, and the title of Earl of Dalkeith passed to John. He is a descendant of Charles II.
Buccleuch held the following posts:
On Monday 30 January 1893, John married Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough. They had eight children:
Buccleuch died from cancer at Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, on 19 October 1935, aged 71, less than a month before his daughter Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was to wed HRH The Prince Henry, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. The marriage was to take place at Westminster Abbey, but given the circumstances, the event was scaled back and the venue changed to The Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace.
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