Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch
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Born | 24 May 1772 London, England |
Died | 20 April 1819 Lisbon, Portugal | (aged 46)
Political party | Tory |
Spouse(s) | Hon. Harriet Townshend (1773–1814) |
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Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician.
Background and education
Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in London, England, the fourth child of seven, and the second son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. His elder brother George had died when only two months old after receiving a smallpox inoculation.[1] He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Cricket career
Lord Dalkeith was an amateur cricketer who made four known appearances in first-class cricket matches in 1797. He was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2][3]
Public life
Dalkeith was returned to Parliament for
Family
A statue of Scott, by
Buccleuch married the Honourable Harriet Katherine Townshend (29 November 1773 – 24 August 1814), daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, on 24 March 1795. They had nine children:
- Lady Anne Elizabeth Montagu Scott (17 August 1796 – 13 August 1844).
- George Henry Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester (2 January 1798 – 1 March 1808).
- Lady Charlotte Albinia Montagu Scott (16 July 1799 – 29 February 1828), married James Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown.
- Lady Isabella Mary Montagu Scott (24 October 1800 – 9 October 1829), married the Honourable Peregrine Francis Cust.
- Lady Katherine Frances Montagu Scott (4 December 1803 – 6 June 1814).
- Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884).
- Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott (13 July 1809 – 3 January 1860), MP for Roxburghshire; married Alicia Ann Spottiswoode.
- Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott (12 June 1811 – 5 June 1846), married Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney.
- Lady Harriet Janet Sarah Scott (13 August 1814 – 16 February 1870), who married the Reverend Edward Moore and was the mother of Admiral Sir Arthur Moore and Henry Moore.[12]
The Duchess of Buccleuch died at
Titles, honours and awards
- 24 May 1772: Earl of Dalkeith
- 11 January 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury
- 22 May 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury KT[1]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b c G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., Scotland 1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, page 370.
- ^ Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862
- ^ CricketArchive
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 1)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
- ^ "No. 16018". The London Gazette. 11 April 1807. p. 449.
- ^ "No. 15666". The London Gazette. 14 January 1804. p. 63.
- ^ MacKechnie, Aonghus (2014). "Duchess Bridge, Langholm: An Early Scottish Cast-Iron Footbridge — Made in England" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Sir Walter Scott's friends / by Florence MacCunn. MacCunn, Florence A. (Florence Anne Sellar), 1857 p163
- ^ "Scott the Poet". Walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk. 11 December 2007.
- ^ "Moore, Henry Walter, 1849-1917". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2024.