Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry, (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973) was a British peer and

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politician.

Early life and education

Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott was born on 30 December 1894 the son of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman. His sister, Alice, married

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(one of the paternal uncles of

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) in 1935, becoming a member of the British Royal Family. Montagu Douglas Scott was educated at

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and

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, and had a military career commanding the 4th

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. He was also Captain-General of the

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Political activity

As Earl of Dalkeith, Scott was Scottish Unionist Party

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(MP) for Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire from 1923 until 1935, when he succeeded as

Duke of Buccleuch Duke of Buccleuch (pronounced ), formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created twice on 20 April 1663, first for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and second suo jure for his wife Anne Scott, 4th Cou ...

and

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. He was succeeded as MP for the constituency by his brother, Lord William Scott. According to Cowling, he met German ambassador

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in London. Seen as pro-German, he was compelled to 'resign' as

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by King George VI. He had attended

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in 1939 and he opposed war with Germany; once war broke out, he campaigned for a truce which allowed Hitler to keep all his conquered territory. Scott inaugurated a racist campaign against workers in the British Honduran Forestry Unit who had come to

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to help in the

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. He complained that not only were the workers lazy but was also concerned that some had married local women. Harold Macmillan,

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replied to his complaints suggesting that the problem was more the extreme cold the Hondurans encountered – quite different from their tropical homeland.

Personal life

He married Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles, granddaughter of

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, on 21 April 1921. They had three children, sixteen grandchildren, forty-four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren: * Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott (20 January 1922 – 19 September 2012) she married

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on 12 June 1946. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren. * Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007) he married Jane McNeill on 10 January 1953. They have four children, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. *Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott (7 November 1927 – 17 October 2004) she married Sir

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, 3rd Baronet on 10 July 1951. They have five children- including Sir David Robert Gilmour, 4th Bt- and seventeen grandchildren. He died on 4 October 1973 and was buried among the ruins of

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Ancestry

Sources

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, ''The Impact of Hitler - British Politics & Policy 1933–1940'',

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, 1975, p. 403,

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