Dunbar Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk
The Earl of Selkirk as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, May 1882
Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk FRS (22 April 1809 – 11 April 1885) was a Scottish peer.
Biography
The son of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk and Joan Wedderburn-Colville, he was born in London.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating with First Class honours in Mathematics.
He was a Scottish representative peer from 1830 until his death, and was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from August 1852 until December 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859.
He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright between 1844 and 1885.
He died at Saint Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, in 1885, and the title of Earl of Selkirk devolved on the 12th Duke of Hamilton. The subsidiary title of Lord Daer and Shortcleuch became dormant.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Galloway |
Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright 1845–1885 |
Succeeded by The Lord Herries of Terregles |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Dunbar Douglas |
 Earl of Selkirk 1820–1885 |
Succeeded by Charles Douglas-Hamilton |