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Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch

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His Grace
The Duke of Buccleuch
and Queensberry
KT
The Duke of Buccleuch
Personal details
Born24 May 1772 (1772-05-24)
London, England
Died20 April 1819(1819-04-20) (aged 46)
Lisbon, Portugal
PartyTory
Spouse(s)Hon. Harriet Townshend
(1773–1814)
Children
Parents
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Shield of Arms of Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT

Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician.

Background and education

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Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in London, England, the fourth child of seven, and the second son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. Charles was a direct male-line descendant of Charles II of England through his illegitimate son, James Scott. His elder brother George had died when only two months old after receiving a smallpox inoculation.[1] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Cricket career

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Lord Dalkeith was an amateur cricketer who made four known appearances in important matches in 1797. He was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2][3]

Public life

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Dalkeith was returned to Parliament for Marlborough in 1793, a seat he held until 1796,[4] and then represented Ludgershall until 1804,[5] Mitchell between 1805 and 1806[6] and Marlborough again between 1806 and 1807.[4] The latter year he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Scott of Tyndale.[7] He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Selkirkshire between 1794 and 1797, of Dumfriesshire between 1797 and 1819 and of Midlothian between 1812 and 1819. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire on 9 May 1803.[8] In 1812 he was made a Knight of the Thistle. He succeeded his father in the dukedom the same year and one of his first acts was to commission what is now the oldest iron bridge in Scotland.[9] Also in 1813 his long-time friend[10] Walter Scott was offered the position of Poet Laureate. Montagu counselled him to retain his literary independence, and the position went to Scott's friend, Robert Southey.[11]

Family

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Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian
Statue of Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott by Joseph Durham

A statue of Scott, by Joseph Durham, stands in the centre of Dunchurch, Warwickshire.

Buccleuch married the Honourable Harriet Katherine Townshend (29 November 1773 – 24 August 1814), daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, on 24 March 1795. They had nine children:

The Duchess of Buccleuch died at Dalkeith House in August 1814, aged 40, and was buried at Warkton, Northamptonshire. Buccleuch died on 20 April 1819, aged 46, at Lisbon, Portugal, from tuberculosis,[1] and was buried at Warkton. Having survived the death of his first-born son in 1808, he was succeeded by his second-born son, the twelve-year-old Walter, Earl of Dalkeith.

Titles, honours and awards

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  • 24 May 1772: Earl of Dalkeith
  • 11 January 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury
  • 22 May 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury KT[1]

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
16. James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
8. Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
17. Lady Henrietta Hyde
4. Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
18. James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
9. Lady Jane Douglas
19. The Hon. Mary Boyle
2. Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch
20. Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
10. John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
21. Elizabeth Tollemache
5. Caroline Campbell, 1st Baroness Greenwich
22. Thomas Warburton
11. Jane Warburton
23. Anne Williams
1. Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
24. Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell
12. George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan
25. Lady Frances Savile
6. George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
26. Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury
13. Lady Elizabeth Bruce
27. Lady Elizabeth Seymour
3. Lady Elizabeth Montagu
28. Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
14. John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
29. Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley
7. Lady Mary Montagu
30. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
15. Lady Mary Churchill
31. Sarah Jennings

References

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  1. ^ a b c G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., Scotland 1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, page 370.
  2. ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862
  3. ^ CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  7. ^ "No. 16018". The London Gazette. 11 April 1807. p. 449.
  8. ^ "No. 15666". The London Gazette. 14 January 1804. p. 63.
  9. ^ MacKechnie, Aonghus (2014). "Duchess Bridge, Langholm: An Early Scottish Cast-Iron Footbridge — Made in England" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ^ Sir Walter Scott's friends / by Florence MacCunn. MacCunn, Florence A. (Florence Anne Sellar), 1857 p163
  11. ^ "Scott the Poet". Walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk. 11 December 2007.
  12. ^ "Moore, Henry Walter, 1849-1917". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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