John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch

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Walter Francis John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL (born 28 September 1923) is a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner. The only son of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry and the former Mary Lascelles, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

His estimated personal fortune of £55m is supplemented by a further c.£400m held by the Buccleuch Group, his holding company. The Duke was in the headlines in late 2003 when the Madonna with the Yarnwinder by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle.

Contents 1 Military career 2 Parliamentary career 3 Family 4 Chairmanships 5 Titles & Honours 5.1 Titles from birth 5.2 Honours 6 Honorary military appointments 7 External links

[edit] Military career

He served as a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Royal Naval Reserve from 1942 until 1971. He was awarded the Volunteer Reserve Decoration in 1959. He was appointed Honorary Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1988. He was a Captain of the Royal Company of Archers, Lord President of the Council and Silver Stick for Scotland.

[edit] Parliamentary career

As Earl of Dalkeith, he was a Roxburghshire County Councillor from 1958. He contested Edinburgh East in 1959 and was the Unionist (and latterly Conservative) Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North from a by-election in 1960 until 1973 and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Advocate 1961 to 1962 and to the Secretary of State for Scotland from 1962 to 1964.

[edit] Family

On 10 January 1953 he married Jane McNeill, the only child of John McNeill, QC, and Amy Yvonne Maynard. They have 4 children:

• Richard Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (b. 14 Feb 1954)
• The Lord William Montagu-Douglas-Scott (b. 9 Jan 1957)
• The Lady Charlotte-Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott (b. 9 Jan 1966)
• The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott (b. 8 Oct 1970)

[edit] Chairmanships

• RADAR (1977–1993); President (1993–)
• Buccleuch Heritage Trust (1985–)
• Living Landscape Trust (1985–)
• Association of Lord-Lieutenants (1990–)
• President of The Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland (1969)
• St Andrew’s Ambulance Association (1972–)
• Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institute (1973–)
• Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded (1973–)
• Royal Blind Asylum and School (1976)
• Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1976)
• East of England Agricultural Society (1976)
• Commonwealth Forestry Association (1979–1999)
• Vice President of The Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• President of The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club (1982)
• Royal Scottish Forestry Society (1994–1996)
• Honorary President Animal Diseases Research Association (1973–1995)

[edit] Titles & Honours

[edit] Titles from birth

• Lord Eskdaill (1926–1935)
• Earl of Dalkeith (1935–1955)
• Earl of Dalkeith, DL (1955–1959)
• Earl of Dalkeith, VRD, DL (1959–1973)
• His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, VRD, DL (1973–1975)
• His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, VRD, JP, DL (1975–1978)
• His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL (1978–)

[edit] Honours

• Knight of the Order of the Thistle (1978); Chancellor (1992–)
• Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration (1959)
• Justice of the Peace for the commission area of Roxburgh (1975)
• Deputy Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (1955)
• Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (1962)
• Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire (1974)
• Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (1974–1975)
• Lord-Lieutenant of Selkirk (1975)
• Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (1975–1998)
• Bledisloe Gold Medal (1992)

[edit] Honorary military appointments

• Captain, Royal Naval Reserve (1988–).

[edit] External links

• Buccleuch Estates website
• Photograph of Duke in 1992
• BBC article on theft of da Vinci painting
• Biographical entry at thepeerage.com
• Biographical entry at burkes-peerage.net

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Milligan	Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North 1960–1973	Succeeded by Alexander Fletcher
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott	Duke of Buccleuch 1973–Present	Succeeded by Current Incumbent
	Duke of Queensberry 1973–Present
Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by His Grace the Duke of Hamilton & Brandon	His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry United Kingdom Order of Precedence Gentlemen	Succeeded by The Rt. Hon the Earl of Crawford & Balcarres