John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton
John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (19 March 1927 – 5 March 2016)[1][2] was a Scottish peer and landowner.
Douglas was the son of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas and Florence Timson.[3] He was educated at Bryanston School and Canford School.[4] He succeeded to the earldom in 1976, upon the death of his first cousin, the 20th Earl. Morton was a property consultant, a partner in Dalmahoy Farms and chairman of the Edinburgh Polo Club,[1] and was a director in Scotland of the Bristol & West Building Society. In 1982, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of West Lothian,[4] and he served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1985 to 2002.[1]
He married Mary Sheila Gibbs (1927-2016) in 1949, by whom he had three children:[4]
- Lady Mary Pamela Douglas (b. 1950), married Richard Callander and has issue
- John Stewart Sholto Douglas, 22nd Earl of Morton (b. 1952), married Amanda Kirsten Mitchell and has issue
- Hon. Charles James Sholto Douglas (b. 1954), married Anne Morgan and has issue
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Morton
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Marquess of Linlithgow |
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian 1985–2002 |
Succeeded by Isobel Brydie |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by Sholto Douglas |
Earl of Morton 1976–2016 |
Succeeded by John Stewart Sholto Douglas |
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