Lord John Scott

Lord John Scott
Statue of Scott. Dunchurch, Warwickshire
Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire
In office
1832-1835
Personal details
Born(1809-07-13)13 July 1809
Dalkeith, Scotland[1]
Died3 January 1860(1860-01-03) (aged 50)
Cawston, Warwickshire[2]
Political partyWhig
Spouse
(m. 1836)
Parent
RelativesWalter Montagu Douglas Scott (brother)
Arthur Moore (nephew)
Henry Moore (nephew)
Henry Scott (grandfather)
Elizabeth Montagu (grandmother)
Thomas Townshend (grandfather)
Elizabeth Powys (grandmother)

Lord John Douglas Montagu Scott (13 July 1809 – 3 January 1860) was a Scottish aristocrat and politician for Roxburghshire. He was born at Dalkeith House, the third son of the 4th Duke of Buccleuch and younger brother to the 5th Duke of Buccleuch. He inherited his residence at Cawston in Warwickshire.[3] In March 1836, he married Alicia Spottiswoode but died childless.[3]

  1. ^ "Births". Caledonian Mercury. 15 July 1809. p. 4. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Death of Lord John Scott". London Evening Standard. 4 January 1860. p. 6. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Calder, Angus. "Alicia Ann Spottiswoode". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/61567. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)