John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Scottish politician and peer
Biography
Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007), known as Lord Eskdaill from birth to 1935 and then as the Earl of Dalkeith from 1935 to 1973, was a Scottish peer, politician and landowner. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, and represented Edinburgh North in the House of Commons for 13 years.
He owned the largest private landed estate in the United Kingdom, covering some 280,000 acres (1,100 km2). The estate includes Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Bowhill House in Selkirkshire, and Boughton House in Northamptonshire. A fourth house, Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh, was most recently let to the West Central Wisconsin Consortium, which used the palace as a base for its study abroad program, until 2021.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the House of Lords
- Deputy Lieutenant
- Parliamentary Private Secretary
- president
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Jane Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch
- Children
- Richard Scott, 10th Duke of BuccleuchLady Charlotte-Anne ScottLord John ScottLord Damian Scott
Awards & honours (4)
- Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve
- Order of the Thistle
- captain
- Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies
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