Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch

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Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch, was a prominent 20th-century British aristocrat, landowner, and Conservative politician who held one of the largest private estates in the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf British aristocrat
Conservative politician
human
landowner
birthDate 1894-02-17
birthPlace Montagu House, London NERFINISHED
child Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott NERFINISHED
Lady Elizabeth Diana Montagu Douglas Scott NERFINISHED
Lady Jean Alice Elaine Montagu Douglas Scott NERFINISHED
Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1973-10-04
deathPlace Bowhill House, Selkirkshire, Scotland NERFINISHED
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
familyName Montagu Douglas Scott NERFINISHED
father John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch NERFINISHED
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
John NERFINISHED
Walter
honorificPrefix His Grace
honorificSuffix KG
KT NERFINISHED
PC
memberOf Order of the Garter NERFINISHED
Order of the Thistle NERFINISHED
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryBranch Scots Guards NERFINISHED
mother Lady Margaret Alice Bridgeman NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Montagu Douglas Scott family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 10th Duke of Queensberry NERFINISHED
8th Duke of Buccleuch NERFINISHED
notableFor Owning one of the largest private landholdings in the United Kingdom
notableWork Management of one of the largest private estates in the United Kingdom
positionHeld Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers
Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire NERFINISHED
Lord Privy Seal
Lord Steward NERFINISHED
Member of the House of Lords
residence Boughton House NERFINISHED
Bowhill House NERFINISHED
Drumlanrig Castle NERFINISHED
spouse Violet Mary Cripps NERFINISHED

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Scott family notableMember Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch
Dukes of Buccleuch notableMember Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch