William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and 8th Duke of Queensberry was a Scottish Member of Parliament and peer . He was the paternal grandfather of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester , and the maternal great-grandfather of Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester .Early life, marriage and family Born at Montagu House, Whitehall , Westminster , London, into a family of four boys and three girls, William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott was the eldest son of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch & 7th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne , daughter of Sir Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath , and the Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng. He was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford . On Tuesday 22 November 1859 at London, England, he married Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton , the third daughter of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell , daughter of Sir John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford . As heir apparent to his father's title, William was already "Earl of Dalkeith" by courtesy, and thus his new bride was immediately styled "Countess of Dalkeith". They had six sons and two daughters:Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch, father of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester . Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott , married 30 April 1903 Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners and had issue Lord Henry Francis Montagu Douglas Scott Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott , married 26 April 1905 Marie Josephine Edwards and had issue, maternal great-grandfather of Sarah, Duchess of York Lady Katharine Mary Montagu Douglas Scott married Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden and had issue Lady Constance Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, married 21 January 1908 The Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns and had issue Lord Francis George Montagu Douglas Scott, married 11 February 1915 Lady Eileen Nina Evelyn Sibell Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound and had issueCareer He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1853-1868 and from 1874-1880. He was also lieutenant colonel of the Midlothian Yeomanry from 1856-1872, as well as serving as Justice of the Peace for Selkirkshire, Deputy Lieutenant of Selkirkshire, and Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburghshire. The Political Achievements of the Earl of Dalkeith was a political pamphlet that was published and circulated in Edinburgh during the 1880 United Kingdom general election . It was well presented but inside the neatly printed cover there were just thirty-two blank pages, making it an early empty book . The publication was thought to be an effective attack on William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, who lost the seat to William Gladstone by 211 votes.Death William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry, died at Montagu House, Whitehall, London, England on Thursday 5 November 1914, in his 83rd year. He had survived his wife, Lady Louisa Jane, by little more than two years. He was survived by seven of his eight children and their families. He was buried on Tuesday 10 November 1914 in the family crypt of the Buccleuch Memorial Chapel in St. Mary's Episcopal Church , Dalkeith, Midlothian. The church is located on Dalkeith's High Street, at the entrance to Dalkeith Country Park.Titles, honours and awards
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