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September 4, 2007
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (born 1923)
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, was a Scottish peer, politician and landowner. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, and represented Edinburgh North in the House of Commons for 13 years.
Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale in 1975.
- John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe 17 March 1794 – 19 March 1804
- Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch 28 May 1804 – 11 January 1812
- William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian 25 January 1812 – 27 April 1824
- John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian 2 June 1824 – 14 November 1841
- Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 30 November 1841 – 16 April 1884
- James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe 17 May 1884 – 23 October 1892
- Donald Mackay, 11th Lord Reay 14 November 1892 – 1918
- Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe 25 January 1918 – 29 September 1932
- Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch 3 November 1932 – 4 October 1973
- John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch 10 June 1974 – 1975
- Buccleuch became Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale