Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet ( – 16 May 1783) was a Scottish politician who sat in the

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from 1768 to 1780, representing the constituency of Dumfries Burghs.

Early life

The son of Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet and his wife, Christian Cunningham, daughter of Sir William Cunningham, 2nd Baronet, he was a descendant of Lady Catherine Douglas, sister of

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. Sir William was educated at

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Career

He served as Member of Parliament for Dumfries Burghs between 1768 and 1780. He succeeded his uncle Charles Douglas, a wealthy

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merchant to his Breconwhat estate in Dumfries in 1770. Sir William later commissioned the building of Lockerbie House. He was also a favourite of his relative the

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, who bequeathed to him £16,000 upon his death in October 1778.

Personal life

On 21 March 1772, Douglas was married to Grace Johnstone, a daughter of William Johnstone. Together, they were the parents of five sons and four daughters, including: * Lady Mary Douglas (d. 1841), who married Maj.-Gen. Sir

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(1777–1837), who married Lady Caroline Scott, the third daughter of

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and Lady Elizabeth Montagu (the only daughter of

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and

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). *

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(1779–1856), who married Sarah Douglas, daughter of Maj.

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, in 1817. * Henry Alexander Douglas (1781–1837), who married Elizabeth Dalzell, a daughter of Robert Dalzell, in 1812. *

Lord William Douglas Lord William Robert Keith Douglas (6 March 1783 – 5 December 1859) was a Scottish politician and landowner. He was the fourth son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet, Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead and younger brother of bot ...

(1783–1859), an MP for Dumfries Burghs;''The House of Commons 1790-1820''; Roland G. Thorne he married Elizabeth Irvine, daughter of Walter Irvine, in 1824. Sir William died on 16 May 1783.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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