Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO TD PC (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a politician and Conservative peer.
He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley (daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).
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.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
===Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012), married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and had issue.
===Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007); buried at Melrose Abbey.
===Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (b. 7 November 1927; d. 17 October 2004), married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet and had issue.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry, died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of Melrose Abbey.
He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley (daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).
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.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
===Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012), married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and had issue.
===Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007); buried at Melrose Abbey.
===Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (b. 7 November 1927; d. 17 October 2004), married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet and had issue.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry, died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of Melrose Abbey.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry KT GCVO TD PC (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a politician and Conservative peer.
He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley (daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).
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.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
===Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012), married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and had issue.
===Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007); buried at Melrose Abbey.
===Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (b. 7 November 1927; d. 17 October 2004), married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet and had issue.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry, died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of Melrose Abbey.
He was the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley (daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough).
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.
He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans, on 21 April 1921. They had three children:
===Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012), married Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland and had issue.
===Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007); buried at Melrose Abbey.
===Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (b. 7 November 1927; d. 17 October 2004), married Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet and had issue.
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, 10th Duke of Queensberry, died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of Melrose Abbey.
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