Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch

His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT
The Duke of Buccleuch
Personal details
Born	24 May 1772 London, England
Died	20 April 1819 Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Hon. Harriet Townshend (1773–1814)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and 6th Duke of Queensberry KT (24 May 1772 – 20 April 1819), styled Earl of Dalkeith until 1812, was a British landowner, amateur cricketer and Tory politician.

Background and education

Styled Earl of Dalkeith from birth, he was born in London, England, the fourth child of seven, and second son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu. His elder brother George had died when only two months old after receiving a smallpox inoculation. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.

Cricket career

Lord Dalkeith was an amateur cricketer who made four known appearances in major cricket matches in 1797. He was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Public life

Dalkeith was returned to Parliament for Marlborough in 1793, a seat he held until 1796, and then represented Ludgershall until 1804, Mitchell between 1805 and 1806 and Marlborough again between 1806 and 1807. The latter year he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Scott of Tyndale. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Selkirkshire between 1794 and 1797, of Dumfriesshire between 1797 and 1819 and of Midlothian between 1812 and 1819. In 1812 he was made a Knight of the Thistle. He succeeded his father in the dukedom the same year.

Family

Buccleuch married the Honourable Harriet Katherine Townshend, daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, on 24 March 1795. They had seven children:

• George Henry Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester (2 January 1798 – March 1808).
• Lady Charlotte Albina Montagu Scott (16 July 1799 – 29 February 1828), married James Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown.
• Lady Isabella Mary Montagu Scott (1805 – 9 October 1829), married the Honourable Peregrine Francis Cust.
• Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884).
• Lord John Douglas-Montagu-Scott (13 July 1809 – 3 January 1860), MP for Roxburghshire; married Alicia Ann Spottiswoode.
• Lady Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott (12 June 1811 – 5 June 1846), married Charles Marsham, 3rd Earl of Romney.
• Harriet Janet Sarah Scott (1814 – 16 February 1870), who married the Reverend Edward Moore and was the mother of Admiral Sir Arthur Moore.

The Duchess of Buccleuch died at Dalkeith House in August 1814, aged 40, and was buried at Warkton, Northamptonshire. Buccleuch died on 20 April 1819, in his 47th year, at Lisbon, Portugal, from tuberculosis, and was buried at Warkton. Having survived the death of his first-born son in 1808, he was succeeded by his second-born son, the twelve-year-old Walter, Earl of Dalkeith.

Titles, honours and awards

• 24 May 1772: Earl of Dalkeith
• 11 January 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury
• 22 May 1812: His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury KT

Ancestry

Family of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch

16. James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith               8. Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch                       17. Lady Henrietta Hyde               4. Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith                             18. James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry               9. Lady Jane Douglas                       19. The Hon. Mary Boyle               2. Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch                                   20. Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll               10. John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll                       21. Elizabeth Tollemache               5. Caroline Campbell, 1st Baroness Greenwich                             22. Thomas Warburton               11. Jane Warburton                       23. Anne Williams               1. Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch                                         24. Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell               12. George Brudenell, 3rd Earl of Cardigan                       25. Lady Frances Savile               6. George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu                             26. Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury               13. Lady Elizabeth Bruce                       27. Lady Elizabeth Seymour               3. Lady Elizabeth Montagu                                   28. Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu               14. John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu                       29. Elizabeth Vernon               7. Lady Mary Montagu                             30. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough               15. Lady Mary Churchill                       31. Sarah Jennings

External links

• CricketArchive record
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Buccleuch

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by The Earl of Courtown Thomas Bruce	Member of Parliament for Marlborough with Thomas Bruce 1793 – 1796	Succeeded by Lord Bruce James Bruce
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Harbord Nathaniel Newnham	Member of Parliament for Ludgershall with Thomas Everett 1796 – 1804	Succeeded by Thomas Everett Magens Dorrien Magens
Preceded by Robert Ainslie Robert Dallas	Member of Parliament for Mitchell with Robert Ainslie 1805 – 1806	Succeeded by Sir Christopher Hawkins, Bt Frederick William Trench
Preceded by Lord Bruce James Henry Leigh	Member of Parliament for Marlborough with Lord Bruce 1806 – 1807	Succeeded by Lord Bruce Viscount Stopford
Honorary titles
New office	Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire 1794 – 1797	Succeeded by The Lord Napier
Preceded by The Duke of Queensberry	Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire 1797 – 1819	Succeeded by The Marquess of Queensberry
Preceded by The Duke of Buccleuch	Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian 1812 – 1819	Succeeded by The Marquess of Lothian
Masonic offices
Preceded by James Stirling	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1800 – 1802	Succeeded by The Earl of Aboyne
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Henry Montagu Douglas Scott	Duke of Buccleuch 2nd creation 1812 – 1819	Succeeded by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott
	Duke of Queensberry 1812 – 1819
Peerage of England
Preceded by Henry Montagu Douglas Scott	Baron Scott of Tyndale (writ of acceleration) 1807 – 1819	Succeeded by Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott