Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
| His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KG PC FRS FRSE |
|
|---|---|
| File:5th Duke of Buccleuch.jpg
The Duke of Buccleuch photographed by H. J. Whitlock c. 1860s
|
|
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 21 January 1846 – 6 July 1846 |
|
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Lord Wharncliffe |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 2 February 1842 – 21 January 1846 |
|
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Haddington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lord Walter Francis Montagu-Scott 25 November 1806 Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 16 April 1884 (aged 77) Bowhill House, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Charlotte Thynne |
| Children | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
| Parents | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
|
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, KG, PC, FRS, FRSE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884), styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 1819, was a prominent Scottish nobleman, landowner and politician. He was Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1842 to 1846 and Lord President of the Council.
Contents
Background and education
Buccleuch was born at the Palace of Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the fifth child of seven, and second son of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney and Elizabeth Powys. When his older brother, George Henry, died at the age of 10 from measles, Walter became heir apparent to the Dukedoms of Buccleuch and Queensberry. He was only thirteen when he succeeded his father to the Dukedoms of Buccleuch and Queensberry in 1819.[1] He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge (M.A., 1827).[2] In June 1833 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[3] In 1841, he played in two first-class cricket matches for Marylebone Cricket Club.[4]
Career
A great Scottish land magnate, Buccleuch was a Conservative in politics, and was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1835 and a Privy Counsellor in 1842. He served as Lord Privy Seal from 1842 to 1846 and as Lord President of the Council from January to July 1846 in Peel's government, when he reluctantly supported Peel's decision to repeal the Corn Laws. After Peel's fall, the Duke's political career largely came to an end. In 1878 he became Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, a post he held until his death in 1884.
On 6 January 1842 he was appointed Colonel of the Edinburgh Militia (a regiment that his grandfather the 3rd Duke had raised in 1798). He was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria for the militia on 19 March 1857. On resigning from the command on 20 May 1879 he was appointed the first Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia, as the regiment had by then become.[5]
He joined the Canterbury Association on 20 May 1848. It was planned to build a town called Buccleuch in his honour near Alford Forest, but this did not eventuate.[6]
Family
Buccleuch married Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne, daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng, daughter of the 4th Viscount Torrington, on 13 August 1829 at St George's church, Hanover Square, London. The couple had four sons and three daughters:
- William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch (born 9 September 1831, died 5 November 1914), succeeded and was the father of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch.
- Lord Henry John Montagu Douglas Scott Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (born 5 November 1832, died 4 November 1905)
- Lord Walter Charles Montagu Douglas Scott (born 2 March 1834, died 3 March 1895): his son Walter married Alison Ralouka Heriot (1873-1935), granddaughter of Pasha Constantine Musurus.
- Admiral Lord Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott (born 20 October 1839, died 21 August 1911)
- Lady Victoria Alexandrina Montagu Douglas Scott (born 20 November 1844, died 19 June 1938), married Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian and had issue.
- Lady Margaret Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott (born 10 October 1846, died 5 February 1918), married Donald Cameron, 24th Lochiel and was the mother of Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel, KT.
- Lady Mary Charlotte Montagu Douglas Scott (born 6 August 1851, died 13 December 1908)
Rightful King of England
King George IV spent some days in 1822 as the Duke's guest at Dalkeith Palace, the first visit of a reigning Hanoverian monarch to Scotland. Twenty years later, Queen Victoria also honoured him with a visit. The family continued to hold a high profile in royal circles, being invited to the Coronations of William IV and Victoria, with the Duke acting as Gold Stick.
The story goes that in 1879 the Historical Manuscripts Commission discovered an old black box amongst the Duke of Buccleuch's papers at Dalkeith, which was found to contain a contract proving Charles II had married Lucy Walter. In fact, the document meant the Duke was the rightful King of England, being the eldest agnatic descendant of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. When he was shown the deed, he threw it on the fire, remarking, "that might cause a lot of trouble".
Death
Buccleuch died at Bowhill House near Bowhill, Selkirkshire, in April 1884, aged 77, and was succeeded by his eldest son, William. He was buried in the family crypt of the Buccleuch Memorial Chapel in St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Dalkeith, Midlothian. The church is located on Dalkeith's High Street, at the entrance to Dalkeith Country Park.[7]
Ancestry
Lua error in Module:Ahnentafel at line 32: invalid escape sequence near [^%w'.
See also
References
- ↑ K. D. Reynolds, ‘Scott, Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-, fifth duke of Buccleuch and seventh duke of Queensberry (1806–1884)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006, accessed 5 January 2009
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Major R.C. Dudgeon, History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd, ISBN 978-1-10368643-8, pp. 81, 89, 111, Table C.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Buccleuch
- Cricinfo: Lord Drumlanrig
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch. |
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Lord Privy Seal 1842–1846 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Haddington |
| Preceded by | Lord President of the Council 1846 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian 1828–1884 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire 1841–1884 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Roxburghe |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Glasgow 1878–1884 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Stair |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by | Duke of Buccleuch 2nd creation 1819–1884 |
Succeeded by William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott |
| Duke of Queensberry 1819–1884 |
||
| Professional and academic associations | ||
| Preceded by
Creation
|
President of the Surtees Society 1834–37 |
Succeeded by Edward Maltby |
| Professional and academic associations | ||
| Preceded by | President of the Surtees Society 1865–84 |
Succeeded by William Stubbs |
- Articles with short description
- EngvarB from August 2013
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- 1806 births
- 1884 deaths
- Lords Privy Seal
- Garter Knights appointed by William IV
- Lord-Lieutenants of Midlothian
- Lord-Lieutenants of Roxburghshire
- Edinburgh Militia officers
- Lord Presidents of the Council
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Dukes of Queensberry
- Dukes of Buccleuch
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Chancellors of the University of Glasgow
- Clan Scott
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Scottish Episcopalians
- Members of the Canterbury Association
- 19th-century Scottish landowners
- 19th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Surtees Society
.jpg){kind=link}