Marquess John Sholto Douglas

1844 - 1900  (55 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John Sholto Douglas
  Prefix	Marquess
  Birth	20 Jul 1844	Firenze, Toscana, Italia
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Jan 1900	London, Middlesex, England
  Welbeck Str
  Burial	3 Feb 1900	Kinmount
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Marquess John Sholto Douglas,   b. 20 Jul 1844, Firenze, Toscana, Italia d. 31 Jan 1900, London, Middlesex, England  (Age 55 years) ▻ Sibyl Montgomery,  m. 1866 ;   Ethel Weedon,  m. 1893 + 2. Florence Caroline Douglas,   b. 25 May 1855, London, Middlesex, England d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie   3. James Edward Sholto Douglas,   b. 25 May 1855   d. 05 May 1891  (Age 35 years) ▻ Martha Lucy Hennessy,  m. 04 Sep 1888
  Person ID	I267336	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2004

  
  

  Father	Marquess Archibald William Douglas,   b. 1818   d. 1858 (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Caroline Margaret Clayton,   b. 14 Jul 1821   d. 14 Feb 1904 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1840
  Family ID	F108159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sibyl Montgomery,   b. 28 May 1845   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1866
  Divorce	1887
  Children	1. Francis Archibald Douglas   d. 1894 + 2. Marquess Percy Sholto Douglas,   b. 13 Oct 1868   d. 1 Aug 1920 (Age 51 years) + 3. Sholto George Douglas,   b. 7 Jun 1872   d. 1942 (Age 69 years)   4. Afred Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F108161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2004

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel Weedon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1893
  Type: annulment
  Family ID	F108163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2001

  
  

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  		Birth - 20 Jul 1844 - Firenze, Toscana, Italia Death - 31 Jan 1900 - London, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  9th Marquess of Queensberry He served in both the Royal Army and Navy and was representative peer for Scotland to the House of Lords from 1872 through 1880. He is probably best known for introducing, in 1865, the code of rules that governs modern boxing. He is also known for the libel suit brought against him, by writer Oscar Wilde, after the 9th Marquess publicly objected to the liaison between his son, Lord Alfred Douglas and Wilde. The suit, which was eventually dropped by Wilde, eventually led to the conviction of the writer for immoral conduct.