George Sholto Douglas, 17th earl of Morton
1789–1858
Diplomat and statesman. Retired from service, 1825. Succeeded to earldom, 1827; a representative peer of Scotland, 1830–58. Lieutenant-colonel, Midlothian yeomanry cavalry, 1843–4; vice-lieutenant of Midlothian, 1854–8.
Source
Modern English biography s.v. Morton.
Bibliography
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
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