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George Douglas, 4th Lord Mordington, died 10 June
1741 at Covent
Garden, London,
was the son and heir of
James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington by his wife Anne, daughter of Alexander
Seton, 1st Viscount of Kingston. George, Lord Mordington, is described by
several authorities as a political writer.
He obtained a prominent mention in Walpole's Royal and Noble Authors
(Parks edition, vol.v, p.147) as the author of a work called The Great
Blessing of a Monarchical Government - "when fenced about with and bounded
by the laws, and these laws secured and observed by the monarch". Mordington
added "that as a Popish government is inconsistent with the true happiness of
these kingdoms, so great also are the miseries and confusions of anarchy. Most
humbly dedicated to His Majesty by George Douglas, Lord Mordington, London,
1724."
Two pieces against a weekly paper called the Independent Whig are also
mentioned by Walpole as being written by Lord Mordington.
He married Catherine (d. June 1741) daughter of Dr. Robert Lauder, Rector of
Shenley, Hertfordshire, by his wife Mary, née Snow. They had three children:
their son and heir:
Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington, a Jacobite; and two daughters:
- Campbellina, married John Jackson, of the Royal Regiment of Horse
Guards, on 1 Nov 1755
- Mary (d.July 22, 1791) de jure Baroness Mordington, who married
William Weaver, an Officer in the Royal Horse Guards (d. April 28, 1796,
Hallow Park, Worcestershire, England), who fought at the battle of Dettingen
and the battle of
Fontenoy.
It would appear that neither of the sisters had issue.
See also:
• Douglas of
Mordington
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