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John Douglas-Montagu-Scott

1809–60

Army officer and politician. Son of Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th duke of Buccleuch; known as Lord John Scott. Lord of the manor, Knightlow, Warwickshire. MP for Roxburghshire.

Sources

Burke’s peerage 1862

Correspondence vol. 16, letter from Anon., 6 April 1868

Bibliography

Burke’s peerage: A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the United Kingdom. Burke’s peerage and baronetage. 1st– edition. London: Henry Colburn [and others]. 1826–.

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

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