Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch

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Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch

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 politician and Conservative peer. He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. 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.

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.
• 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 (14 November 1952) he married Sarah Anne Bradstock on 27 September 1975. They have four children.
  • The Honorable Oliver John Gilmour (18 December 1953) he married Hon. Katherine Grenfell in 1981 and they were divorced in 1985. They have two children:
    • Natalia Claire Gilmour (1981)
    • Marco Oliver Gilmour (1988)
  • The Honorable Christopher Simon Gilmour (22 September 1956) he married Mardi Haynes in 1992. They have three daughters:
    • Leonora Rose Bonnie Gilmour (1993)
    • Gabriella Holly Gilmour (1994)
    • Christobel Gilmour (2000)
  • The Honorable Jane Victoria Gilmour (22 March 1959) she married Hon. Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie in June 1986. They have four children:
    • Timothy Pleydell-Bouverie (1987)
  • Jamie Pleydell-Bouverie (1989)
    • Lara Caroline Pleydell-Bouverie (1993)
    • Clara Anne Pleydell-Bouverie (1993)
  • The Honorable Andrew James Gilmour (22 Mar 1964) he married Emma Williams in 1991. They have four children:
    • Archie John Ludo Gilmour (1993)
    • Xan Gilmour (20 November 1996)
    • Catriona Jane Victoria Gilmour (1999)
    • Sholto Gilmour (2001)

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

Ancestry

Family of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch

16. Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch               8. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch                       17. Harriet Katherine Townshend               4. William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch                             18. Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath               9. Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne                       19. Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng               2. John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch                                   20. James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton               10.James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn                       21. Harriet Douglas               5. Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton                             22. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford               11. Lady Louisa Jane Russell                       23. Lady Georgiana Gordon               1. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch                                         24. George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford               12. Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford                       25. Hon. Georgiana Elizabeth Moncreiffe               6. George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford                             26. Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester               13. Hon. Selina Louisa Forester                       27. Lady Katherine Mary Manners               3. Lady Margaret Bridgeman                                   28. Frederick Lumley, of Tickhill Castle               14. Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough                       29. Charlotte Mary de La Poer Beresford               7. Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley                             30. Andrew Robert Drummond, of Cadland               15. Frederica Mary Adeliza Drummond                       31. Lady Elizabeth Frederica Manners

Sources

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

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Buccleuch

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Thomas Henderson	Member of Parliament for Roxburgh and Selkirk 1923 – 1935	Succeeded by Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Sutherland	Lord Steward 1937–1940	Succeeded by The Duke of Hamilton
Preceded by Lord Elphinstone	Lord Clerk Register 1956–1973	Succeeded by The Earl of Wemyss
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Duke of Roxburghe	Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire 1932–1973	Succeeded by The Duke of Buccleuch
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by John Montagu Douglas Scott	Duke of Buccleuch 2nd creation 1935–1973	Succeeded by John Scott
	Duke of Queensberry 1935–1973