About John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch
Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, (28 September 1923 – 4 September 2007), known as Lord Eskdaill from birth to 1935 and then as the Earl of Dalkeith from 1935 to 1973, was a Scottish peer, politician and landowner. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, and represented Edinburgh North in the House of Commons for 13 years. He owned the largest private landed estate in the United Kingdom, covering some 280,000 acres (1,100 km2). The estate includes Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Bowhill House in Selkirkshire, and Boughton House in Northamptonshire. A fourth house, Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh, was most recently let to the West Central Wisconsin Consortium, which used the palace as a base for its study abroad program, until 2021. == Early life == Walter Francis John Montagu-Douglas-Scott was best known by his middle name John, and he was the only son of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, and the former Mary Lascelles. He had two sisters: his sister Lady Elizabeth married the 10th Duke of Northumberland, and Lady Caroline wed politician Ian Gilmour. He was a direct male-line descendant of Charles II of England from both his parents sides. His paternal aunt was Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and his first cousin is Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. After his father acceded to the peerage, he became known as Johnny Dalkeith, from his courtesy title of Earl of Dalkeith.
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