James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe explained

Honorific Prefix:His Grace
The Duke of Roxburghe
Office:Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire
Term Start:1884
Term End:1892
Predecessor:The Duke of Buccleuch
Successor:The Lord Reay
Office1:Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire
Term Start1:1870
Term End1:1874
Predecessor1:Sir William Scott
Successor1:Sir George Scott-Douglas
Birth Name:James Henry Robert Innes-Ker
Birth Date:5 September 1839
Party:Liberal
Parents:James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe
Susanna Dalbiac
Relations:Sir Charles Dalbiac (grandfather)

James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (5 September 1839 – 23 October 1892), became Duke of Roxburghe on the death of his father, James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe.

Early life

He was born on 5 September 1839 to James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe and Susanna Dalbiac, Duchess of Roxburghe, only child of Sir Charles Dalbiac. His mother was one of Queen Victoria's staff until she died in 1895.[1] His elder sister was Lady Susan Harriet Innes-Ker, who married Sir James Suttie, 6th Baronet. His younger siblings were Lady Charlotte Isabella Innes-Ker, wife of George Russell, and Lord Charles John Innes-Ker, who married Blanche Mary Williams (a daughter of Col. Thomas Peers Williams).

Career

He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire from 1870 to 1874. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire from 1884 until his death in 1892.

Personal life

On 11 June 1874 he married Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill. She was the fourth daughter of the 7th Duke of Marlborough and the former Lady Frances Vane-Stewart (eldest daughter of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry). Together, James and Anne, who served as Mistress of the Robes and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria, were the parents of seven children, three boys and four girls, including:

Lord Roxburghe died on 23 October 1892 and was succeeded by his eldest son.[5] His widow, the Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe died in London in 1923 after a lengthy illness, at the home of her daughter Lady Evelyn and her husband, Colonel William Collins.[6]

He owened 60,000 acres with 50,000 of these in Roxburgh.[7]

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  1. Book: Greg King. Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year. 4 June 2007. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-04439-1. 79.
  2. News: Times. Wireless to the New York. DUKE OF ROXBURGH DIES AT AGE OF 56; Stricken Suddenly After Attending Funeral of His Friend, Michael G. Herbert. I MARRIED MAY GOELET HERE Ceremony in 1903 One of Important Society Events of That Year Was Wounded in War.. 21 December 2016. The New York Times. 30 September 1932.
  3. News: DUKE OF ROXBURGHE MARRIES MISS GOELET; Second American Heiress to be Made a Duchess in St, Thomas's WOMEN MOB HER CARRIAGE Extraordinary Demonstration Near the Church by Faminine Sightseers Keeps Police Busy -- Reception at Mrs. Goelet's Home.. 21 December 2016. The New York Times. 11 November 1903.
  4. "Lord R. Innes-Ker weds Jose Collins; Brother of Duke of Roxburghe Married to Musical Comedy Actress in London. Ceremony was a Secret. Bride, Daughter of Late Lottie Collins, Won First Success Herein "The Merry Countess." New York Times, 4 November 1920, p. 16
  5. Web site: Roxburghe, Duke of (S, 1707) . www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk . Heraldic Media Limited . 4 February 2020.
  6. News: Death of Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe . . 8 . 21 June 1923 .
  7. https://archive.org/details/greatlandownerso00bateuoft/page/388/mode/2up The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland