James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, KT (12 July 1816 – 23 April 1879) was a Scottish peer.

Early life

Innes-Ker was the only surviving child of the 5th Duke of Roxburghe and the former Harriet Charlewood (–1855). Before his parents' marriage in 1807, his father was widowed from his marriage to Mary Wray, eldest daughter of Sir John Wray, 12th Baronet. After his father's death in 1823, his mother remarried to Lt. Col. Walter Frederick O'Reilly CB of the Royal African Corps on 14 November 1827. His maternal grandfather was Benjamin Charlewood of

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and his paternal grandparents were Sir Henry Innes, 5th Baronet and Anne (

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Grant) Innes. In 1823, at the age of seven, he inherited his father's titles. He was

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at Eton and

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Career

In 1840, he was a

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. He also served as

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of the

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, a governor of the

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and

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from 1873 until his death in 1879.

Personal life

On 29 December 1836, he married Susanna Stephania Dalbiac (1814–1895), the only child of Lt. Gen. Sir James Charles Dalbiac and Susannah (née Dalton) Dalbiac. Together, James and Susanna were the parents of four children: * Lady Susan Harriet Innes-Ker (1837–1909), who married Sir James Grant Suttie, 6th Baronet. * James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (1839–1892), who married Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill, daughter of the

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. * Lady Charlotte Isabella Innes-Ker (1841–1881), who married George Russell, eldest son of Capt. William Russell RN. * Lord Charles John Innes-Ker (1842–1919), who married Blanche Peers-Williams, daughter of Col. Thomas Peers Williams, of

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. Roxburghe died in

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on 23 April 1879. After a funeral at

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, he was interred in the aisle at

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. He was succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son James. The Dowager Duchess was one of

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's staff until the former died in 1895.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roxburghe, James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of 1816 births 1879 deaths Nobility from the Scottish Borders People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 6 Knights of the Thistle Lord-lieutenants of Berwickshire Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria Members of the Royal Company of Archers