| Lord George Scott | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1866 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Selkirkshire, Scotland | ||||||||
| Death Place: | Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Christ Church, Oxford | ||||||||
| Children: | 5 | ||||||||
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Battles: | Second Boer War World War I | ||||||||
| Battles Label: | Wars | ||||||||
| Rank: | Captain | ||||||||
| Unit: | 10th Hussars | ||||||||
| Branch: | British Army | ||||||||
| Branch Label: | Branch | ||||||||
| Commands: | 2/1st Lothians and Border Horse | ||||||||
| Awards: | OBE | ||||||||
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Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott, (31 August 1866 – 23 February 1947) was a Scottish cricketer and soldier who was the third son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch.
Scott was born in Bowhill, Selkirkshire, the third son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch. He was the brother of John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was his niece.
He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. He played first-class cricket for various teams including Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Oxford University from 1884 to 1905. He represented the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.[1] He was also Master of the Buccleuch Hunt.[2]
Scott was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 10th Hussars on 27 March 1889, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 11 June 1890, and to captain on 25 June 1897.[3] He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was wounded,[4] and left the regular army in August 1902 after his return to the United Kingdom. He later commanded the 2/1st Lothians and Border Horse, a Yeomanry (later Territorial Army) regiment, through World War I until January 1919 when he retired.[5]
He was appointed OBE in the 1919 Birthday Honours. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburghshire.
In 1903, Scott married Lady Elizabeth Manners (died 1924), the youngest daughter of John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland and, his second wife, Janetta Manners, Duchess of Rutland. Together they had two sons and three daughters, including:
Lord George died in Melrose, Scottish Borders.[1]