Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
The Duke of Buccleuch photographed by H. J. Whitlock c. 1860s
Lord President of the Council
In office
21 January 1846 – 6 July 1846
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded byThe Lord Wharncliffe
Succeeded byThe Marquess of Lansdowne
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
2 February 1842 – 21 January 1846
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded byThe Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
Succeeded byThe Earl of Haddington
Personal details
Born
Lord Walter Francis Montagu-Scott

25 November 1806
Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland
Died16 April 1884 (aged 77)
Bowhill House, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Political partyConservative
SpouseLady Charlotte Thynne
Children
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Garter encircled arms of Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, KG

Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884), styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 1819, was a prominent Scottish nobleman, landowner and politician. He was Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1842 to 1846 and Lord President of the Council.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search