Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott (15 January 1868 – 19 April 1945) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1871 Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 April 1945 (aged 77) Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Lord George Scott (brother) Earl of Dalkeith (brother) Charles Montagu-Scott (grandfather) David Brand (nephew) Lord George Hamilton (uncle) | ||||||||||||||
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The fourth son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife, Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, he was born in January 1868 at Bowhill, Selkirkshire.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Scott made a single appearance in first-class cricket for H. Philipson's XI against Oxford University at Oxford in 1891.[3] Batting twice in the match, he ended the H. Philipson's XI first-innings unbeaten on 23, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by George Berkeley.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the part-time 3rd (Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia) Battalion, Royal Scots, a regiment that had been raised by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and also commanded by the 5th Duke.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant in May 1888,[6] and to captain in October 1890.[7] He served with the battalion in the Second Boer War,[1] during which he was promoted to the rank of major.[8][9] He was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in June 1905.[10] and became commanding officer of the battalion in November of the same year.[11] After retirement from the command in 1912 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots, as the battalion had become in the Special Reserve.[1][9]
Scott saw service again in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in dispatches five times.[8] Upon the outbreak of the war, he was appointed to command the 1st Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in September 1914.[12] After his battalion was disbanded he transferred to a service battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment.[13] Towards the end of the war, he was transferred to the Labour Corps.[14] Scott relinquished his commission following the conclusion of the war and was granted the full rank of colonel.[15]
Scott founded the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh in 1921 as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the Royal Scots, making membership of the club open to all ranks.[16] He had been appointed to the ceremonial rank of brigadier in the Royal Company of Archers in June 1915.[17] In later life he served as the deputy-governor of the Bank of Scotland and as a justice of the peace for Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire.[1] He died at Melrose in April 1945, unmarried.[8][1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Colonel Lord Henry Francis Montagu Douglas Scott". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lord Henry Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Oxford University v H Philipson's XI, 1891". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Major R.C. Dudgeon, History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd, ISBN 978-1-10368643-8.
- ^ "No. 25815". The London Gazette. 11 May 1888. p. 2698.
- ^ "No. 26098". The London Gazette. 17 October 1890. p. 5508.
- ^ a b c The Times, 21 April 1945
- ^ a b Army List.
- ^ "No. 27803". The London Gazette. 9 June 1905. p. 4112.
- ^ "No. 27853". The London Gazette. 10 November 1905. p. 7502.
- ^ "No. 28937". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1914. p. 8222.
- ^ "No. 30128". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1917. p. 5837.
- ^ "No. 30676". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1918. p. 5564.
- ^ "No. 32245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 March 1921. p. 1774.
- ^ "History of the Private Members Club, Edinburgh". The Royal Scots Club. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 29201". The London Gazette. 22 June 1915. p. 6018.