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DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. 385 Queensberry, Duke of, title borne by the Duke of Buccleuch. QUEENSBERRY, MARQUESS OF. (DOUGLAS.) JOHN SHOLTO DOUGLAS, 8th Marquess' in the peerage of Scotland, a Scotch Representative Peer, and a Baronet. Born July 20th, 1844; succeeded his father in 1858 ; was educated at Eton^ and at'Magdalene College, Cambridge ; en- tered the Royal Navy, 1858, became Lieut. 1863, and retired, 1864 ; was appointed Lieut. -Co), of the 1st battalion of the Dumfries-shire Rifle Volunteers, 1869; is a Dep. Lieut, of Dumfries-shire : mar- ried (1866) Sibyl, daughter of Alfred Montgomery, Esq. and has issue, living, Son, Francis Archibald, Viscount Drumlanrig, b. 186/. Percy, b. 1868. Alfred Bruce, b. 1870. Daughter, Edith Gertrude, ft. 1874. Brothers living, Archibald Edward, b. 1850. James Edward Sholto, (twin with Florence Caroline,) b. 1855. Sisters living, Gertrude, A. 1842. Florence Caroline, (twin with James Edward Sholto) , b. 1855, m. 1875, Sir Alexander Beaumont C. Dixie. Creations, Viscount Drumlanrig and Baron Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers, 1628. Earl of Queensberry, lt)33, and Marquess of Queensberry, 1682, all in the peerage of Scotland. A Baronet, 1668. ?Crms, Quarterly: 1st and 4th, argent, a human heart, gules, ensigned with an im- perial crown, or, ort a chief, azure, three mullets of the field, Douglas : 2nd and 3rd, azure, a bend between six cross crosslets fttchee, or, Mar: the whole within a bordure, or, charged with a double tressure of Scotland. (Crest, A human heart, gules, ensigned with an imperial crown, and between two wings displayed, or. Supporters, Two pegasi, ar- gent, wings, tails, manes, and hoofs, or. Seats, Kinmount-house, near Annan ; and Glen Stewart, Dumfries-shire, N.B. QUEENSBERRY, Marquess of, His lordship's predecessor was his father, Archibald Willinm, P.C. 7th Marquess of Queensberry, A. April 18, 1818; succeeded his father, Dec. 19, 1856; he Was an officer in the Life Guards, and was Lieut, and High Sheriff of Dumfriesshire; m. June 2, 1840, Caroline Margaret, daughter of General Sir William .Robert Clayton, 5th Baronet, of Marden Park; and d. Aug. 6, 1858, having issue five sons and two daughters. QUEENSBERRY, Dowager Marchioness of, CAROLINE MARGARET, daugh- ter of Sir W. R. Clayton, 5th Bart, of Marden-park; m. 1840, the 7th Marquess of Queensberry, who d. 1858. Residence, Quin (Wyndham-Quin), family name of the Earl of Dunraveu. c c