John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779 – 19 December 1856), styled Lord John Douglas from May to December 1837, was a Scottish Whig politician.

Early life

Queensberry was the son of

Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet ( – 16 May 1783) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain, British House of Commons from 1768 to 1780, representing the constituency of Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constitue ...

(died 16 May 1783), and his wife, Grace (née Johnstone) who died 25 March 1836, and succeeded his elder brother, Charles (1777–1837), in the marquessate in December 1837.

Career

The same year he was appointed a

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(government whip in the

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) in the Whig administration of

Lord Melbourne Henry William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (15 March 177924 November 1848) was a British Whig politician who served as the Home Secretary and twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His first premiership ended when he was dismissed ...

, a position he held until the government fell in 1841. Between 1837 and 1850 he also served as

Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfries. *William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry 17 March 1794 – 1797 *Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch 17 November 1797 – 20 April 1819 * Charles Douglas, ...

.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

Personal life

On 16 July 1817, Douglas married Sarah (died 13 November 1864), daughter of

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. They had two children : * Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry (1818–1858), who married Caroline Margaret Clayton, daughter of Gen. Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet, in 1840. * Georgiana Douglas (born in 1819) Lord Queensberry died on 19 December 1856 and was succeed in the marquessate by his only son, Archibald.

Descendants

Through his son Archibald, he was a grandfather of Lady Gertrude Georgiana Douglas (who married Thomas Stock),

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, Lord Francis William Bouverie Douglas, Reverend Lord Archibald Edward Douglas, Lady Florence Caroline Douglas, and Lord James Edward Sholto Douglas (who married racehorse breeder Martha Lucy Hennessy).

References

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