Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch

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His Grace
The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
KT GCVO TD PC
Born(1894-12-30)30 December 1894
Died4 October 1973(1973-10-04) (aged 78)
SpouseVreda Esther Mary Lascelles
ChildrenElizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Caroline Gilmour
Parent(s)John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
Lady Margaret Bridgeman

Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry, KT, GCVO, TD, PC (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a Scottish peer and Conservative politician. He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman. His sister, Alice, married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (one of the paternal uncles of Queen Elizabeth II) in 1935, becoming a member of the British Royal Family.

Early life and education

Montagu Douglas Scott was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and had a military career commanding the 4th KOSBs. He was also Captain-General of the Royal Company of Archers.

As Earl of Dalkeith, Scott was Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire from 1923 until 1935, when he succeeded as Duke of Buccleuch and Duke of Queensberry. He was succeeded as MP for the constituency by his brother, Lord William Scott. According to Cowling, he met German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop in London. Seen as pro-German, he was compelled to 'resign' as Lord Steward by King George VI.[1]

Personal life

He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, on 21 April 1921. They had three children, sixteen grandchildren, forty-four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren:

  • Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012) she married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland on 12 June 1946. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren.
  • Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007) he married Jane McNeill on 10 January 1953. They have four children, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  • Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (7 November 1927 – 17 October 2004) she married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet on 10 July 1951. They have five children, and seventeen grandchildren:
    • Sir David Robert Gilmour, 4th Bt (born 14 November 1952) he married Sarah Anne Bradstock on 27 September 1975. They have four children.
    • The Honorable Oliver John Gilmour (born 18 December 1953) he married Hon. Katherine Grenfell in 1981 and they were divorced in 1985. They have two children:
      • Natalia Claire Gilmour (born 1981)
      • Marco Oliver Gilmour (born 1988)
    • The Honorable Christopher Simon Gilmour (born 22 September 1956) he married Mardi Haynes in 1992. They have three daughters:
      • Leonora Rose Bonnie Gilmour (born 1993)
      • Gabriella Holly Gilmour (born 1994)
      • Christobel Gilmour (born 2000)
    • The Honorable Jane Victoria Gilmour (born 22 March 1959) she married Hon. Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie in June 1986. They have four children:
      • Timothy Pleydell-Bouverie (born 1987)
      • Jamie Pleydell-Bouverie (born 1989)
      • Lara Caroline Pleydell-Bouverie (1993)
      • Clara Anne Pleydell-Bouverie (1993)
    • The Honorable Andrew James Gilmour (born 22 March 1964) he married Emma Williams in 1991. They have four children:
      • Archie John Ludo Gilmour (born 1993)
      • Xan Gilmour (born 20 November 1996)
      • Catriona Jane Victoria Gilmour (born 1999)
      • Sholto Gilmour (born 2001)

He died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of Melrose Abbey.

Ancestry

Sources

Maurice Cowling, The Impact of Hitler - British Politics & Policy 1933–1940, Cambridge University Press, 1975, p. 403, ISBN 0-521-20582-4

References

  1. ^ Cadbury, Deborah (2015). Princes At War. New York, NY: Public Affairs. p. 124. ISBN 9781610394031.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk
1923 – 1935 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Steward
1937–1940 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Clerk Register
1956–1973 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire
1932–1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle
1966–1973 		Succeeded by
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Duke of Buccleuch
2nd creation
1935–1973 		Succeeded by
Duke of Queensberry
1935–1973

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