James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton

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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS (1702October 12, 1768), was a Scottish representative peer who became president of the Royal Society (24 March 1764), and was a distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy. In 1746 he visited France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille, probably as a Jacobite.

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Freemasonry offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Kintore
Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland

1739–1740
Succeeded by
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Grand Master of the
Premier Grand Lodge of England

1741–1742
Succeeded by
The Lord Ward
Preceded by
Alexander Hume Campbell
Lord Clerk Register
1760–1768
Succeeded by
Lord Frederick Campbell
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
George Douglas

Earl of Morton

1738–1768
Succeeded by
Sholto Douglas