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Authorised form of nameDouglas; Sholto Charles (1732 - 1774); 15th Earl of Morton
Dates1732 - 1774
NationalityBritish
Date of birth1732
Place of deathTaormina, Sicily
Date of death25 September 1774
ActivityCareer:
Raised a Corps of Light Dragoons (1759); one of the Lords of Police (1760-1774)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election21/02/1754
RelationshipsSon of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (FRS 1733); father of George Douglas 16th Earl of Morton (FRS 1785)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll

Note: Bulloch's Roll states he was 'apparently styled Lord Aberdour 1738-1768)'
CodeNA2231
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MM/5/39Memorial from the Royal Society to King George III concerning the Transit of Venus of 1769c.1768
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