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The Hon. John Douglas (1756-1818) was the youngest son of James, 14th Earl of
Morton. In 1784 he married Frances Lascelles, daughter of Edward, 1st Earl of
Harewood. His son, George, became the 17th earl of Morton.
The miniature was purchased from Limner Antiques in 1973 and was
the first miniature in the Gordon Collection.
A painting of four of his children can be viewed
here>>>
****This entry is possibly missing several children****
London Gazette,
Whitehall, August 28, 1835.
The King, taking into His
royal consideration
that, upon the decease of George
Earl of Morton, in
that part of the United Kingdom
called Scotland,
the title and dignity of Earl of
Morton devolved
upon George-Sholto now Earl of
Morton, ... son
and heir of John Douglas, Esq.
commonly called the
Honourable John Douglas, a
younger son of James
Earl of Morton, and next brother
of Sholto-Charles
Earl of Morton, father of the said
George Earl of
Morton, deceased, and that, according
to the ordinary
rules of honour, the brothers and
sisters of the said
- George-Sholto Earl of Morton
cannot enjoy that
place and precedence which would
have been due to
them in case their said father, John
Douglas, had
survived the said George Earl of Morton,
and thereby
succeeded to the said title and dignity
of Earl of
Morton; His Majesty has been graciously
pleased
to ordain and declare, that Charlotte
Douglas,
spinster; Elizabeth-Emma, wife of William
Hamilton
Ash, Esq.; Caroline, widow of the late
William
Lane Fox, Esq.; the Reverend Charles Douglas,
Clerk; Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Gordon Douglas,
late of the Grenadier Guards; and Arthur-James
Douglas, Esq. a Commander in the Royal Navy,
brothers
and sisters of the said George-Sholto Earl
of Morton,
shall henceforth have, hold,, and enjoy
the same
titles, place, pre eminence, and precedence
as if
their said late father, John Douglas, had succeeded
to the said title and dignity of Earl of Morton:
And
His Majesty has been further pleased to
command, that
the said royal order and declaration
be registered in
His College of Arms. |
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