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Archibald William, 8th Marquess of
Queensberry
Archibald William Douglas, 8th Marquess of Queensberry PC (18 April 1818–6
August 1858), styled Viscount Drumlanrig between 1837 and 1856, was a Scottish
Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household
between 1853 and 1856.
The son of John Douglas, 7th Marquess of
Queensberry, by Sarah Douglas, daughter of Major James Sholto Douglas, became
known by the courtesy title Viscount Drumlanrig when his father succeeded in the
marquessate of Queensberry in 1837.
He played first-class cricket for the
Marylebone Cricket Club in 1841.
Lord Drumlanrig was returned to
parliament for Dumfriesshire in 1847. In early 1853 he was sworn of the Privy
Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household under Lord Aberdeen, a post
he held until 1856, the last year under the premiership of Lord Palmerston. The
latter year he succeeded his father in the marquessate. However, as this was a
Scottish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords. He
stood down from the House of Commons in early 1857. Apart from his political
career he was also Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire from 1850 to 1858.
Lord Queensberry married Caroline Margaret Clayton (1821–1904), daughter of
General Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet, the couple having eloped to Gretna Green, Scotland, in 1840.
They had six children:
Lady Gertrude Georgiana Douglas (d. 1893), married Thomas Stock
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquis of Queensberry (1844–1900), the man behind the Marquess of
Queensberry rules that formed the basis of modern boxing, and, much later, the
downfall of author and playwright Oscar Wilde
Lord Francis William Bouverie Douglas (1847–1865), beaten by A. W. Moore and party by a day to first ascent of
the Ober Gabelhorn, killed a week later in the first successful ascent of the
Matterhorn
Rev. Lord Archibald Edward Douglas (1850–1938)
Lady
Florence Caroline Douglas (1855–1905) (twin), war correspondent, travel
writer, and feminist
Lord James Edward Sholto Douglas (1855–1891) (twin),
married Martha Lucy Hennessy in 1888, committed suicide
He died while hunting in 1858, officially from the explosion of his gun;
the event was widely believed to be a suicide.
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| Name |
Other Name |
Relationship |
Condition |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
Birthplace |
| Archibald Douglas The Right
Honble. Viscount Drumlanrig |
|
Head |
Married |
32 |
M |
Member of Parliament, Lord Lieutenant,
Justice of Peace |
Midlothian, Edinburgh |
| Caroline Douglas Viscountess
Drumlanrig |
Douglas |
Wife |
Married |
29 |
F |
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Ireland, Cork |
| Honble. Archibald Douglas |
|
Son |
Unmarried |
10 m |
M |
|
Dumfries, Glen Stewart |
| Chris. Maidmont |
|
Servant |
Unmarried |
14 |
M |
Groom |
York, Richmond |
| Albert Maidmont |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
11 |
M |
Foot-boy |
York, Richmond |
| Rosetta Salmon |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
24 |
F |
Cook |
Oxford, Garsington |
| Sarah Thomson |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
50 |
F |
Nurse |
Dumfries |
| Elizth. Edger |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
24 |
F |
House Maid |
Dumfries, Kelhead |
| Margret Lennie |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
20 |
F |
Nursery Maid |
Dumfries |
| Eliza Glendinning |
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Servant |
Unmarried |
18 |
F |
Kitchen Maid |
Roxburghshire |
See also:
Lockerbie House
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