James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (5 September 1839 – 23 October 1892), became

Duke of Roxburghe The Duke of Roxburghe () is a title in the peerage of Scotland created in 1707 along with the titles ''Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford'', ''Earl of Kelso'' and ''Viscount Broxmouth''. John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe became the first holder ...

on the death of his father,

James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe 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 ...

Early life

He was born on 5 September 1839 to

and

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, Duchess of Roxburghe, only child of

Sir Charles Dalbiac Lieutenant-General Sir James Charles Dalbiac (1776 – 8 December 1847) was a British Army officer and politician. Life He was born the eldest son of Charles Dalbiac of Hungerford Park, Berkshire. In 1793 he joined the 4th Light Dragoons a ...

. His mother was one of Queen Victoria's staff until she died in 1895. His elder sister was Lady Susan Harriet Innes-Ker, who married Sir James Suttie, 6th Baronet. His younger siblings were Lady Charlotte Isabella Innes-Ker, wife of George Russell, and Lord Charles John Innes-Ker, who married Blanche Mary Williams (a daughter of Col.

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Career

He served as a

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Member of Parliament for

Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh () is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the northwest, and Berwickshire to the north. T ...

from 1870 to 1874. He also served as

Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale in 1975. *John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe 17 March 1794 – 19 March 1804 *Henry S ...

from 1884 until his death in 1892.

Personal life

On 11 June 1874 he married

Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Anne Emily Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (''née'' Spencer-Churchill; 14 November 1854 – 20 June 1923) was the daughter of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, who served in Conservative governments as Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieuten ...

. She was the fourth daughter of the 7th Duke of Marlborough and the former Lady Frances Vane-Stewart (eldest daughter of

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). Together, James and Anne, who served as

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and

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, were the parents of seven children, three boys and four girls, including: * Lady Margaret Frances Susan Innes-Ker (1875–1930), who married James Alexander Orr-Ewing (1857–1900) in 1898. *

Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe (25 July 1876 – 29 September 1932) was a Scottish peer and courtier. Early life Henry John Innes-Ker was born on 25 July 1876. He was the son of James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburgh ...

(1876–1932), from whose only son all current Innes-Ker males are descended. * Lady Victoria Alexandrina Innes-Ker (1877–1970), who married Charles Hyde Villiers (1862–1947) in 1901 and had issue. * Lady Isabel Innes-Ker (1879–1905), who married the Hon. Guy Wilson (1877–1943) in 1904; died in childbirth. *

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(1880–1936), who married London 10 October 1907 Anne Breese (1885–1959), an

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heiress in 1907 and had issue. * Lady Evelyn Anne Innes-Ker (1882–1958), who married William Fellowes Collins (1865–1948), a grandson of Lord de Ramsey, in 1907 and had issue. * Lord Robert Edward Innes-Ker (1885–1958), who first married Charlotte Josephine Cooney (1887–1958) (otherwise known as the musical comedy actress

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) in 1920. They divorced in 1935. He remarried to Eleanor Marie Woodhead (1887–1958) in 1939; there was no issue by either marriage. Lord Roxburghe died on 23 October 1892 and was succeeded by his eldest son. His widow, the Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe died in London in 1923 after a lengthy illness, at the home of her daughter Lady Evelyn and her husband, Colonel William Collins. He owened 60,000 acres with 50,000 of these in Roxburgh.The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roxburghe, James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke Of 1839 births 1892 deaths Nobility from the Scottish Borders 7 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs who inherited peerages Lord-lieutenants of Roxburghshire