Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry, KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and

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politician.

Background and education

Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in

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, the fourth child of seven, and the second son of

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and

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, daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. His elder brother George had died when only two months old after receiving a smallpox inoculation.G. E. Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs, H. A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., Scotland 1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000, volume II, page 370. He was educated at Eton and

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Cricket career

Lord Dalkeith was an amateur

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er who made four known appearances in

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matches in 1797. He was a member of

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(MCC).

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, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862

Public life

Dalkeith was returned to Parliament for Marlborough in 1793, a seat he held until 1796, and then represented Ludgershall until 1804,

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between 1805 and 1806 and Marlborough again between 1806 and 1807. The latter year he was summoned to the

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through a

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in his father's junior title of Baron Scott of Tyndale. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Selkirkshire between 1794 and 1797, of

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between 1797 and 1819 and of

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between 1812 and 1819. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Northamptonshire on 9 May 1803. In 1812 he was made a

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. He succeeded his father in the dukedom the same year and one of his first acts was to commission what is now the oldest iron bridge in Scotland. Also in 1813 his long-time friend

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was offered the position of

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. Montagu counselled him to retain his literary independence, and the position went to Scott's friend,

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Family

A statue of Scott, by Joseph Durham, stands in the centre of Dunchurch, Warwickshire. Buccleuch married the Honourable Harriet Katherine Townshend (29 November 1773 – 24 August 1814), daughter of

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, on 24 March 1795. They had nine children: * Lady Anne Elizabeth Montagu Scott (17 August 1796 – 13 August 1844). * George Henry Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester (2 January 1798 – 1 March 1808). * Lady Charlotte Albinia Montagu Scott (16 July 1799 – 29 February 1828), married

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. * Lady Isabella Mary Montagu Scott (24 October 1800 – 9 October 1829), married the Honourable Peregrine Francis Cust. * Lady Katherine Frances Montagu Scott (4 December 1803 – 6 June 1814). * Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884). * Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott (13 July 1809 – 3 January 1860), MP for

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; married

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. * Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott (12 June 1811 – 5 June 1846), married

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. * Lady Harriet Janet Sarah Scott (13 August 1814 – 16 February 1870), who married the Reverend Edward Moore and was the mother of Admiral Sir Arthur Moore.Rear-Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore
at thepeerage.com, accessed 18 October 2011 The Duchess of Buccleuch died at

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in August 1814, aged 40, and was buried at

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. Buccleuch died on 20 April 1819, aged 46, at

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, from

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, and was buried at Warkton. Having survived the death of his first-born son in 1808, he was succeeded by his second-born son, the twelve-year-old Walter, Earl of Dalkeith.

Titles, honours and awards

*24 May 1772: Earl of Dalkeith *11 January 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury *22 May 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury KT

Ancestry

References

External links

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