Douglas baronets of Maxwell (1786)
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The Douglas baronetcy of Maxwell, Roxburghshire (also of Springwood Park in the same county)[1] was created 17 June 1786 in the Baronetage of Great Britain for James Douglas, younger son of George Douglas of Friarshaw, a naval officer and politician.[2][3] For a period it was the Scott-Douglas baronetcy.[1]
Douglas baronets, of Maxwell (1786)
[edit]- Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) MP for Orkney & Shetland 1754–1768[2][3]
- Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet (1 March 1754 – 4 June 1821) MP for Roxburghshire 1784–1806[2][4]
- Sir John James Scott-Douglas, 3rd Baronet (18 July 1792 – 24 January 1836)[2]
- Sir George Henry Scott-Douglas, 4th Baronet (19 June 1825 – 26 June 1885) MP for Roxburghshire 1874–1880[2]
- Sir George Brisbane Douglas, 5th Baronet (22 December 1856 – 22 June 1935)[2][5]
- Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet (24 October 1930 – 16 July 1969). He left no heir, and the title was extinct on his death.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 186.
- ^ a b c d e f Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 251-252.
- ^ a b "Douglas, James (1703-87), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh, and St. Olla, Orkney, History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ "Douglas, Sir George, 2nd Bt. (1754-1821), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh, History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ "Douglas, Sir George Brisbane". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Douglas, Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)