John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (born 1844)

John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

British nobleman (1844–1900)

John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the…