The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry | |
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Lord President of the Council | |
In office 21 January 1846 – 6 July 1846 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | The Lord Wharncliffe |
Succeeded by | The Marquess of Lansdowne |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 2 February 1842 – 21 January 1846 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
Preceded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Haddington |
Personal details | |
Born | Lord Walter Francis Montagu-Scott 25 November 1806 Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian, Scotland |
Died | 16 April 1884 (aged 77) Bowhill House, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Lady Charlotte Thynne |
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Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE (25 November 1806 – 16 April 1884), styled Lord Eskdail between 1808 and 1812 and Earl of Dalkeith between 1812 and 1819, was a prominent Scottish nobleman, landowner and politician. He was Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 1842 to 1846 and Lord President of the Council.