| Authorised form of name | Douglas; George (1761 - 1827); 16th Earl of Morton |
| Dates | 1761 - 1827 |
| Date of birth | 03 April 1761 |
| Date of death | 17 July 1827 |
| Activity | Honours:
Baron 1791; KT 1797
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/02/1785 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1795-1819 |
| Relationships | Son of Sholto Charles Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton (FRS 1754); grandson of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (FRS 1733, PRS) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44166629 |
| Code | NA3047 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/11/21 | Instrument by Joseph Banks appointing George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, Deputy President of the Royal Society | 21 January 1796 |
| IM/003183 | Morton, George, 16th Earl of Morton | nd |
| MM/6/85 | Letter from Emanuel Mendes da Costa to Earl of Morton | 4 April 1766 |
| MM/19/119 | Letter from Joseph Banks to George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton | 9 August 1816 |
| PT/15/4 | Paper, 'Particulars of a fact nearly similar to that related by Lord Morton' by Daniel Giles in a letter to William Hyde Wollaston | 10 November 1820 |
| PT/15/3 | Paper, 'Communication of a singular fact in natural history' by the Earl of Morton [George Douglas] in a letter to William Hyde Wollaston | 12 August 1820 |
| AP/23/13 | Unpublished letter, 'On the markings of the eelback dun variety of the horse common in Scotland' from W Macdonald to P M [Peter Mark] Roget | 11 May 1839 |