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'''James Douglas''' was the '''11th [[Earl of Morton]]''' |
'''James Douglas''' was the '''11th [[Earl of Morton]]''' (d. December 7 1715) |
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He was a [[Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland]] and a [[Vice-Admiral of Orkney and Shetland]] |
He was a [[Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland]] and a [[Vice-Admiral of Orkney and Shetland]]. |
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He was the second son of Sir [[James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton]] and succeeded his father in 1686.<ref name=Douglas>https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james11thearlofmorton.htm</ref> |
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A [[Privy Councillor]] for [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] and a [[Commissioner for the Union]].<ref name=Douglas/> He successfully recovered the islands of Orkney and Shetland for the Morton family, overturning an Act of 1669.<ref name=Douglas/> |
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He died in 1715. As he was unmarried the titles passed to his younger brother.<ref name=Douglas/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 21:28, 15 September 2024
James Douglas was the 11th Earl of Morton (d. December 7 1715)
He was a Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland and a Vice-Admiral of Orkney and Shetland.
He was the second son of Sir James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and succeeded his father in 1686.[1]
A Privy Councillor for Queen Anne and a Commissioner for the Union.[1] He successfully recovered the islands of Orkney and Shetland for the Morton family, overturning an Act of 1669.[1]
He died in 1715. As he was unmarried the titles passed to his younger brother.[1]
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