Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers
Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers was a Scottish politician. In 1701, prior to the
Union of Scotland and England
, Douglas had been able to return himself as one of Roxburghshire's four
Scottish Parliament. In his electoral capacity, he consistently opposed the Roxburghe interest both in the Scottish and British Parliaments. Repeated successes prompted his son William to remark with pardonable exaggeration in 1712 that "you have it in your hands to make the Member for the county."[1]
He came from an ancient
1st Parliament of Great Britain in 1707–8. He was the Member of Parliament for Dumfries burghs
for 1727–34.
His father William Douglas 11th of Cavers had been deprived of the hereditary sheriffdom on account of his opposition to the
court, and his mother, Katherine Rigg the reputed 'good Lady Cavers', was imprisoned in Stirling Castle
in November 1682. She was only released permanently in December 1684, when, upon being given the choice of conforming or leaving the country, she took up residence in England.
The family's status naturally revived with the
postmaster-general in 1725.[3]
Archibald Douglas married Anna, daughter of Francis Scott of Gorrenberry.[4]
He died in 1741, the estate of Cavers passing to each of his four sons in succession.
References
- ^ The House of Commons, 1690-1715
- ^ Members of Parliament, Scotland, including the minor barons, the commissioners for the shires, and the commissioners for the burghs, 1357-1882; Joseph Foster
- ^ Wilkinson, David (2014). "DOUGLAS, Archibald (c.1667-1741), of Cavers, Roxburgh". The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ stirnet.com