DouglasMortonDunlop 1909 1987 was a renowned British oriental studies orientalist and scholar of Islamic and Eurasia n history. Early life and education Born in England, Dunlop studied at Bonn and Oxford under the historian Paul Eric Kahle 1875 1965 . His work was also influenced by such scholars as Zeki Validi Togan , Mikhail Artamonov , and George Vernadsky . Career In the 1950s and 60s, Dunlop was Professor of History at Columbia University in New York. He is best known for his influential histories of Arab civilization and the Khazar Khagan ate. Dunlop was the most esteemed scholar of the Khazar monarchy. He had command of the many languages needed to study the Khazars, information about whom is found in Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew and Chinese literature. ref Anita Shapira, The Jewish people deniers, Journal of Israeli History, Volume 28, Issue 1 March 2009 , pp. 63 72 ref Representative publications As author The Arabic Tradition of the Summa Alexandrinorum , in Archives d histoire doctrinale et litt raire du moyen ge , 1982 Arab civilization to A.D. 1500 London Longman, 1971. Arab civilization to A.D. 1500 , New York Praeger, 1971. The History of the Jew ish Khazars , New York Schocken Books, 1967. The Khazars. The Dark Ages Jews in Christian Europe, 711 1096 . 1966. The Translations of al Bitr q and Yahy Yuhann b. al Bitr q , in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland , 1959 Dunlop, Douglas M.. 1957 Sources of Gold and Silver in Islam according to al Hamdani C10th , in Studia islamica Philosophical Predecessors and Contemporaries of Ibn Bajjah ... . NAME Dunlop ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunlop Category 1909 births Category 1987 deaths Category British orientalists Category Historians of the Middle East Category Khazar studies he no DouglasMortonDunlop tr DouglasMortonDunlop ... more details
Protestant missions to the Middle East DouglasDunlop was a Scotland Scottish teacher and missionary who, during the British occupation of Egypt 1888 1922 , controversially created what became known as the Dunlop system in Egyptian education. He was widely seen as an opponent of Egyptian nationalist aspirations in education. From 1882 1922, Egypt was under British Armed Forces British military occupation, and her government heavily under the influence control of the British Empire . The first List of colonial heads of Egypt Consul General , Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Sir Evelyn Baring later 1st Earl of Cromer , appointed Dunlop as British consultant to the Egyptian ministry of education. Dunlop was suggested for this task by Cromer s former tennis partner. Dunlop and the British had two concerns. Firstly, they were concerned with the debt ridden Egyptian economy, and secondly with creating a suitable and compliant educated governing class and civil service , modelled on their experiences in British India . The education policy of the Egyptian government prior to the occupation had been to create a meritocratic system. Dunlop, on the other hand, oversaw the creation of an elitist two tier system, with fees introduced for the elite schools. Modernisation also occurred, with elemental schooling being both centralised and expanded. Many new schools were built, and literacy rates improved. Prior to the British occupation, the administrative languages of Egypt had been French ... Dunlop, Douglas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunlop, Douglas Category Education in Egypt Category History of Egypt Category ... increasing controversy, as Egyptian nationalists sought to reassert Arabic language Arabic . Dunlop ... British advisor. Dunlop became a figure associated with British resistance to Egyptian anti colonialism . Dunlop quit his post during the Egyptian revolution of 1919 . See also Portal Christianity ... more details
Infobox CanadianMP name Murray DouglasMorton image imagesize caption riding Davenport electoral district Davenport term start June 1957 term end June 1962 predecessor Paul Hellyer successor Walter L. Gordon party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative birth date birth date 1916 4 28 df yes birth place Fredericton, New Brunswick death date death date and age 2001 11 25 1916 4 28 df yes death place profession lawyer Murray DouglasMorton 28 April, 1916 25 November, 2001 was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons . He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick , becoming a barrister and lawyer in his career. He was first elected at the Davenport electoral district Davenport riding in the Canadian federal election, 1957 1957 general election defeating Paul Hellyer . Morton was re elected for a second term at Davenport in the Canadian federal election, 1958 1958 election , but defeated in the Canadian federal election, 1962 1962 election by Walter L. Gordon . ref cite book title Walter Gordon A Political Memoir first Walter L. last Gordon page 107 url http books.google.ca books?id kY9JWyTOIJYC isbn 9780887801105 publisher Formac year 1983 ref Morton was also unsuccessful in the Canadian federal election, 1963 1963 federal election at the York Humber against riding incumbent Ralph Cowan . References reflist External links CanParlbio ID 1b75bce5 9fb6 4c8c ac94 a086fd41ed1b Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morton, Murray Douglas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 28 April 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH Fredericton, New Brunswick DATE OF DEATH 25 November 2001 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morton, Murray Douglas Category 1916 births Category 2001 deaths Category Canadian lawyers Category Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario Category People from Fredericton Category People from Toronto Category Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton died 1493 was created Earl of Morton in 1458 . He was a descendant of Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray known as Black Agnes of Dunbar . He married Princess Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton Joan Stewart 1429 c. 1488 , daughter of James I of Scotland James I , King of Scots . His wife was buried in Dalkeith Church, Dalkeith . They were the parents of four children Janet, Elizabeth, James and John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton . start box s reg sct succession box title Earl of Morton years 1458 1493 before New creation after John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas end box DEFAULTSORT Morton, James Douglas, 1st Earl Of Category Year of birth missing Category 1493 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category House of Douglas and Angus James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton Scotland earl stub ... more details
James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton died 1553 was a grandson of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton Joan of Scotland , a daughter of James I of Scotland . He married Catherine Stewart, an illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland by his Mistress lover mistress Marion Boyd mistress Marion Boyd . The couple had three daughters Margaret, Beatrix, and Elizabeth. He was succeeded by his son in law, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton , husband of his daughter Elizabeth. His daughter Lady Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, Duke of Ch tellerault , 2nd Earl of Arran , who was heir presumptive to the List of heirs of Scotland Scottish throne after Mary, Queen of Scots prior to the birth of Queen Mary s son James I of England Prince James in 1566. Beatrix married Lord Maxwell . Sadly, Morton s three daughters were all affected by mental ill health. ref Calendar State Papers Scotland , vol. 1 1898 , 615. ref References Reflist 1911 start box s reg sct succession box before John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas title Earl of Morton after James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton James Douglas years end box DEFAULTSORT Morton, James Douglas, 3rd Earl Of Category Year of birth missing Category 1553 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category House of Douglas and Angus James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton Scotland earl stub de James Douglas, 3. Earl of Morton ... more details
Robert Douglas, Earl of Morton died 1651 was a Scottish nobleman and Earl of Morton . He was the son of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton and Lady Anne Keith, daughter of George Keith, 4th Earl Marischal . In 1627, he married Anne Villiers, Countess of Morton Anne Villiers , a daughter of Sir Edward Villiers . He was a direct descendant of James II of Scotland King James II through his great great grandmother Lady Margaret Crichton, the daughter of the Princess Margaret Stewart of Scotland Princess Margaret of Scotland . He was succeeded by his son, William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton . He also had two daughters by his wife Lady Anne Douglas, who married the Earl Marischal , and Lady Mary Douglas, who married Sir Donald Macdonald. Bibliography http www.thepeerage.com p1901.htm i19004 Category 1651 deaths Category Year of birth missing ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton died 1513 was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton , daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Beaufort . He became earl in 1493, upon his father s death. He was succeeded by his son James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton . In 1503, the Earl was the host of Margaret Tudor , who stayed at Dalkeith Palace Dalkeith Castle before her formal entry into Edinburgh. ref Leland, John, De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea, .., ed., Hearne, Thomas, vol. 4, 1770 , pp. 258 300 ref Lord Morton was with the Scottish host that invaded England in the late summer of 1513, and was present at the Battle of Flodden , where he met his end. Marriage and Issue He married Janet Crichton, and had at least two daughters Agnes Douglas, married Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston . Elizabeth Douglas, married her second cousin Robert Keith, Master of Marischal son of William Keith, 2nd Earl Marischal and Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella of Scotland . Her daughter was Elizabeth Keith , who married George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and was the mother of Jean Gordon, Countess of Bothwell . Her son, William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal, was the father of Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray . start box s reg sct succession box title Earl of Morton before James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton James Douglas after James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas years end box References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Morton, John Douglas, 2nd Earl Of Category 15th century births Category 1513 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category Deaths at the Battle of Flodden Category House of Douglas and Angus John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton Category Court of James IV of Scotland Scotland earl stub ... more details
George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton 23 December 1789 31 March 1858 , known as George Douglas until 1827, was a Scottish British Tory Party Tory politician. Douglas was the son of the Hon. John Douglas, second son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton . His mother was Lady Frances, daughter of Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood . He succeeded his cousin in the earldom in 1827 and was elected a Representative Peer Scottish Representative Peer in 1828. He served as a Lord in Waiting government whip in the House of Lords from 1841 to 1846 in the second Conservative Government 1841 1846 Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet Sir Robert Peel and in 1852 in the first Conservative Government 1852 Conservative administration of the Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby Earl of Derby . Lord Morton married Frances Theodora, daughter of George Henry Rose Sir George Henry Rose , in 1817. Their second son the Hon. George Henry Douglas became an Admiral in the Royal Navy . Lord Morton died in March 1858, aged 68, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Sholto. Lady Morton died in 1879. References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. rayment http www.thepeerage.com www.thepeerage.com start box s off succession box title Lord in Waiting before ? after John Butler, 2nd Marquess of Ormonde The Marquess of Ormonde years 1852 s reg sct succession box title Earl of Morton before George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton George Douglas after Sholto John Douglas years 1827&ndash 1858 end box DEFAULTSORT Morton, George Douglas, 17th Earl Of Category 1789 births Category 1858 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category Tory Lords in Waiting Category House of Douglas and Angus George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton Category Scottish representative peers ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 Other persons William Douglas William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton 1582 7 August 1648 was a grandson of the William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton 6th Earl of Morton . He was Treasurer of Scotland Lord High Treasurer of Scotland , and a zealous Royalist, who, on the outbreak of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Great Rebellion in 1642, provided 100,000 for the cause by selling his Dalkeith estates to the Duke of Buccleuch Earl of Buccleuch . He also expanded his other seat, Aberdour Castle in Fife, with a Renaissance architecture Renaissance style east wing. Family On 28 March 1604, he married Lady Anne Keith, a daughter of the George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal and they had six children Lady Margaret Douglas 1610&ndash 1678 , married the Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll 1st Marquess of Argyll and had issue. Lady Anne Douglas d. 1667 , married the George Hay, 2nd Earl of Kinnoull 2nd Earl of Kinnoull and had issue. Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton d. 1649 Lady Mary Douglas, married the Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline 2nd Earl of Dunfermline and had issue. James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton d. 1686 Lady Isabel Douglas d. 1650 , married the James ... of Morton, but was attainted in 1609 and his rights then failed, his titles and estates being restored in 1618 to his brother Robert, with the title of Earl of Nithsdale 1620 in lieu of Morton. Further reading cite DNB title Douglas, William, Seventh Earl of Morton url http www.archive.org stream dictionaryofnati15stepuoft ... sct succession box title Earl of Morton before William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton William Douglas after James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton James Douglas years s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morton, William Douglas, 7th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1582 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 7 August 1648 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morton, William Douglas ... Category Knights of the Garter Category House of Douglas and Angus William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton ... more details
Use dmy dates date March 2011 Sholto George Watson Douglas , 19th Earl of Morton, 5 November 1844 8 October 1935 was the son of Sholto Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton 1818 1884 , and Helen Watson, the daughter of James Watson of Saughton. He was a landowner and businessman. The Earl of Morton had several Arctic interests. He and Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh Alexander Bruce Hugh, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh had major shares in the little known Spitzbergen Coal and Mineral Ltd of London before Morton became involved, with his son Rory, in the Spitzbergen Mining and Exploration Syndicate in 1906. They opened a coal mine at Camp Douglas, Spitsbergen Camp Morton , Spitsbergen . He and his sons, Rory, Charley, Ronald and William sailed to Norway and Spitsbergen May July 1906 on the S.Y. Latona . ref cite web url http www.douglashistory.co.uk history Places camp morton.htm title The Douglas Archives accessdate 15 March 2011 ref He served as a Representative Peer from 1886 to his passing on 8 October 1935. He was a landowner and resident of Conaglen Conaglen House in Ardgour , Argyllshire . ref Slater s Directory, 1911 ref His eldest son, Sholto Charles, Lord Aberdour, predeceased his father on 29 September 1911, so the Morton honours passed to the 19th Earl s grandson, Sholto Douglas, 20th Earl of Morton Sholto Charles John Hay Douglas, 20th Earl of Morton 1907 1976 . References Reflist Category 1844 births Category 1935 deaths Category Representative peers ... more details
Other persons William Douglas William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton died 1606 was the son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine , a former mistress of James V of Scotland . Sir William ... of Scotland James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton , and was closely associated with him in his career, the two ... was reversed and the title returned to the 4th earl s family. By the 4th earl s will Douglas succeeded in 1588 to the earldom of Morton, on the death of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus the 8th ... them Christian Douglas of Morton, married firstly Laurence of Oliphant, by whom she had issue she married secondly Alexander, 1st Earl of Home. Robert Douglas, Master of Morton killed by pirates ... Earl of Morton . James Douglas, Commendator of Melrose , married firstly Mary Kerr, by whom he had ... Douglas of Morton, married Thomas Lyon of Auldbar Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar, Master of Glamis . Lady Agnes Douglas of Morton 1574 3 May 1607 , on 24 July 1592 married as his first wife Archibald ... she had one son and two daughters. Elizabeth Douglas of Morton, married Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll , by whom she had issue. Jean Douglas of Morton. Mary Douglas of Morton, married Sir Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford, by whom she had issue. Margaret Douglas of Morton, married Sir ... Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Morton , Sir William became the 6th Earl of Morton. From ... Bowles . References DNB author T.F.H. title Douglas, William, of Lochleven, Six or Seventh Earl of Morton ... s ttl title Earl of Morton years 1588&ndash 1606 s aft after William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton William Douglas end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morton, William Douglas, 6th Earl ... DEFAULTSORT Morton, William Douglas, 6th Earl Of Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category House of Douglas and Angus William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton Category Year of birth missing Category .... The title Earl of Morton was declared forfeit in 1581 when the 4th earl was attainted that same year ... more details
Refimprove date August 2008 George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton , Order of the Thistle KT 3 April 1761 17 July 1827 was the son of Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February, 1785 and served as their vice president from 1795 1819 ref cite web url http www2.royalsociety.org DServe dserve.exe?dsqIni Dserve.ini&dsqApp Archive&dsqCmd Show.tcl&dsqDb Persons&dsqPos 10&dsqSearch 28Surname 3D 27douglas 27 29 title Library and Archive Catalogue publisher Royal Society accessdate 28 November 2010 ref On 13 August 1814, he married Susan Elizabeth Buller and they had one child Ellen Hamilton Gordon Lady Ellen Susan Anne Douglas d. 22 January 1914 See also Lord Morton s mare , once thought to demonstrate Telegony pregnancy telegony . References reflist rayment s start s npo mason succession box title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland before Francis Napier, 8th Lord Napier The Lord Napier after George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon Marquess of Huntly years 1790 1792 s off succession box title Lord Chamberlain to Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Charlotte before Thomas Brudenell ... years 1824 1827 after Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch The Duke of Buccleuch s reg sct succession box title Image Douglas Arms 3.svg 40px br Earl of Morton before Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton Sholto Douglas after George Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton George Douglas years 1774 1827 s reg gb succession box title Earl of Morton Baron Douglas of Lochleven before New ... Morton, George Douglas, 16th Earl of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1761 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 17 July 1827 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morton, George Douglas, 16th Earl of Category 1761 births Category 1827 deaths Category House of Douglas and Angus George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton Category Knights of the Thistle Category Lord Lieutenants of Fife Category ... more details
Sholto Charles Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton c. 1732&ndash 25 September 1774 was the son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton . In February 1754 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ref cite web url http www2.royalsociety.org DServe dserve.exe?dsqIni Dserve.ini&dsqApp Archive&dsqCmd Show.tcl&dsqDb Persons&dsqPos 16&dsqSearch 28Surname 3D 27douglas 27 29 title Library and Archive Catalogue publisher Royal Society accessdate 28 November 2010 ref On 19 November 1758, he married Katherine Hamilton and they had two sons George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton 1761&ndash 1827 Lt. Hon. Hamilton Douglas Halyburton 10 October 1763 &ndash 31 December 1783 Lt. Hamilton died of exposure while commanding the barge of HMS Assistance 1781 HMS Assistance , which was caught in a snowstorm while going to look for deserters and wrecked on Sandy Hook, New Jersey Sandy Hook . ref cite book last Weintraub first Stanley authorlink Stanley Weintraub coauthors title General Washington s Christmas Farewell year 2003 publisher quote The next morning, the bodies of all but one of them, including Lieutenant Hamilton Douglas Haliburton, brother of the Earl of Morton, washed up on a beach ... url http books.google.com books?id dF 2xMjpXRoC&pg PA89&lpg PA89&dq 22Hamilton Douglas Haliburton 22&source bl&ots qtRhRSMIyF&sig fWUFqIHLaLkJS96oKQwfSn1LM5U&hl en&sa X&oi book result&resnum 1&ct result isbn 0743246543 ref ref cite news first last authorlink coauthors title Admiralty Acknowledges Kindness in Burying Bodies of Officers Frozen in 1783. url http query.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res 9E07E4D61631E233A25755C0A96F9C946997D6CF ... succession box title Earl of Morton before James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas after George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton George Douglas years 1768&ndash 1774 end box DEFAULTSORT Morton, Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Category 1732 births Category 1774 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category House of Douglas and Angus Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton Category Fellows ... more details
George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton 1662 4 January 1738 , styled The Honourable George Douglas between 1681 and 1730, was a British peer and politician. Background Morton was a younger son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton , and Anne, daughter of Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet. ref http thepeerage.com p2596.htm i25957 thepeerage.com ref Political career Lord Morton was returned to Parliament for Lanark Burghs UK Parliament constituency Lanark Burghs in 1708, a seat he held until 1713 and again between 1715 to 1722 ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Lcommons1.htm leighrayment.com ref , and also represented Orkney and Shetland UK Parliament constituency Orkney and Shetland between 1713 and 1715 and 1722 and 1730 ref http www.leighrayment.com commons Ocommons.htm leighrayment.com ref He succeeded his elder brother in the earldom in 1730 and the same year he was elected an Representative peer Scottish Representative Peer , which he remained until his death. ref http www.leighrayment.com reppeers reppeersscotland.htm leighrayment.com ref He also served as Vice Admiral of Scotland from 1733 to 1738. ref Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. ref Family Lord Morton married Frances Adderley. He died in January 1738 and was succeeded in his titles by his son, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James . ref http thepeerage.com p2596.htm i25957 thepeerage.com ref References reflist start box s par gb s new constituency s ttl title Member of Parliament for Lanark Burghs UK Parliament constituency Lanark ... Douglas MP Robert Douglas s reg sct succession box title Earl of Morton before Robert Douglas after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas years 1730&ndash 1738 end box DEFAULTSORT Morton, George Douglas, 13th Earl of Category 1662 births Category 1738 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage ..., Bt s bef before Alexander Douglas politician Sir Alexander Douglas s ttl title Member of Parliament ... more details
John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton b. 19 March 1927 ref name debretts is a Scottish peer and landowner. Douglas was educated at Bryanston School and Canford School . ref name burkes He succeeded to the earldom in 1976, upon the death of his first cousin, the 20th Earl. Morton is a property consultant, a partner in Dalmahoy Farms and chairman of the Edinburgh Polo Club, ref name debretts and was a director in Scotland of the Bristol & West Building Society. In 1982, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of West Lothian , ref name burkes and he served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1985 to 2002. ref name debretts cite book title Debrett s Peerage & Baronetage 2008 year 2008 page 1017 ref He married Mary Sheila Gibbs in 1949, by whom he has three children ref name burkes cite book title Burke s Landed Gentry of Great Britain first Peter Beauclerk last Dewar year 2001 page 296 ref Lady Mary Pamela Douglas b. 1950 , married Richard Callander and has issue John Stewart Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour b. 1952 , married Amanda Kirsten Mitchell and has issue Hon. Charles James Sholto Douglas b. 1954 , married Anne Morgan and has issue References reflist Earls start box s hon succession box before Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow The Marquess of Linlithgow title Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian years 1985 2002 after Isobel Brydie s reg sct incumbent succession box before Sholto Douglas, 20th Earl of Morton Sholto Douglas title Earl of Morton start 1976 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morton, John Douglas, 21st Earl of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morton, John Douglas, 21st Earl of Category 1927 births Category Living people Category Deputy Lieutenants of West Lothian Category Earls in the Peerage of Scotland Category Lord Lieutenants of West Lothian Scotland noble stub ... more details
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton Order of the Thistle KT Royal Society FRS 1702 12 October 1768 was a Scotland Scottish astronomer and Scottish representative peer representative peer who was President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. ref cite journal last Emerson first Roger L. year 1985 title The Philosophical Society of Edinburgh 1768 1783 journal The British Journal for the History of Science publisher Cambridge University Press volume 18 issue 3 url http journals.cambridge.org action displayAbstract?fromPage online&aid 2929332 ref He also became President of the Royal Society 24 March 1764 , and was a distinguished patron of science , and particularly of astronomy . He graduated MA from King s College, Cambridge in 1722. ref name odnb Anita Guerrini, http www.oxforddnb.com view article 7900 Douglas, James, fourteenth earl of Morton 1702 1768 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 online edn, Oct 2005, accessed 26 Aug 2008. So also the original DNB ref ref Venn id DGLS720J name Douglas, James ref In 1746 he visited France , and was imprisoned in the Bastille , probably as a Jacobitism Jacobite . See also Moreton Bay in Queensland , Australia was named after Lord Morton by Captain Cook the spelling being an error in the published account of Cook s voyage References reflist start box s npo mason s bef rows 2 before John Keith, 3rd Earl of Kintore The Earl of Kintore s ttl title List ... Campbell years 1760 &ndash 1768 s reg sct succession box title Image Douglas Arms 3.svg 40px br Earl of Morton before George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton George Douglas after Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton Sholto Douglas years 1738 &ndash 1768 end box Royal Society presidents 1700s DEFAULTSORT Morton, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Category 1702 births Category 1768 deaths Category Earls in the Peerage ... stub Scotland scientist stub Scotland peer stub sl James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton ... more details
Image Regent Morton.jpg thumb 250px 200px The Earl of Morton James Douglas, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Morton .... Biography James Douglas was the second son of Sir George Douglas of Pittendreich . Before 1543 he married Elizabeth d. 1574 , daughter of James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton . In 1553 James Douglas ..., that Morton had no option but to resign his Regency. Image James Douglas Earl of Morton.jpg thumb 200px The 4th Earl of Morton He surrendered Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace , the Great Seal of Scotland ... box title Earl of Morton before James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas after Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Morton Archibald Douglas years 1553 &ndash 1581 end box DEFAULTSORT Morton ... de James Douglas, 4. Earl of Morton it James Douglas, IV conte di Morton ru , , 4 ... 1566 to effect the assassination of David Rizzio , and the leading conspirators adjourned to Morton ..., before complying with the request, escaped to Dunbar , and Morton and the other leaders fled to England . Having been pardoned, Morton returned to Scotland early in 1567, and with 600 men appeared before Borthwick Castle , where the Queen had taken refuge after her marriage to Bothwell. Morton ... of Mar Earl of Mar 28 October 1572 , Morton, who had been the most powerful noble during this regency ... elected regent. In many respects Morton was an energetic and capable ruler. He effected at Perth, Scotland ... Morton, under currents combined to procure his fall. The Presbyterian clergy were alienated by his ... the Presbyterian model, and refused to be won by a place in Morton s household. As well as the pressure ... government. Morton, who secured an indemnity , was president of the council, but Atholl remained ... Atholl died allegedly of poison and suspicion pointed to Morton. His return to power was brief ... their lives by flight to England. The final fall of Morton came from an opposite quarter. In September ... , son of Lord Ochiltree and brother in law of Knox, had the daring to accuse Morton at a meeting ... more details
Dunlop may refer to In companies name derived from John Boyd Dunlop 1840 1921 Dunlop Tyres , tyre manufacturer since 1985 Dunlop Rubber , manufacturer of tyre and rubber products from 1889 to 1985 Dunlop Australia , a former name for a multinational company specialising in healthcare Dunlop Sport , a brand of sporting goods Dunlop Sport Australia Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group For other companies with the Dunlop name, see Dunlop brands Dunlop Manufacturing , also known as Jim Dunlop , a music supplies company, known for its guitar effects pedals, and guitar tools In places Dunlop, East Ayrshire , a Scottish village Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory , a suburb of Canberra Fort Dunlop , in Birmingham, England, once the main factory and head office of Dunlop Rubber Other Dunlop Valve , a valve stem still widely used on bicycle tires in many countries Dunlop cheese , made in Scotland People with the surname DunlopDunlop surname disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Dunlop es Dunlop fr Dunlop homonymie ru Dunlop sk Dunlop sv Dunlop ... more details
seealso Moreton disambiguation Morton may refer to People Morton surname Earl of Morton , Scottish peerage lookfrom Morton Fictional Morton Koopa, Jr. , a character and boss in Super Mario Bros. 3 Places In Canada Morton, Manitoba Morton, Ontario , a community in Rideau Lakes In France Morton, Vienne In the United Kingdom Morton, Derbyshire Morton, Gloucestershire Morton, Isle of Wight Morton and Hanthorpe , Lincolnshire Morton by Gainsborough , Lincolnshire Morton, Nottinghamshire Morton on Swale , North Yorkshire Morton, Carlisle , Cumbria Morton, Eden , Cumbria Morton, Norfolk , a settlement in Norfolk In the United States Morton, Illinois Morton, Indiana Morton, Minnesota Morton, Mississippi Morton, New York Morton, Pennsylvania Morton, Texas Morton, Washington seealso Morton County Morton Township Other uses Morton s Fork , an expression that describes having to choose between equally unpleasant alternatives Morton s fork coup , a technique in the game of Bridge that uses the principle of Morton s Fork Z order curve Morton order a.k.a. Z order, a space filling curve, often used in computer science Morton s neuroma , a benign neuroma of the interdigital plantar nerve Morton s Potato Chips , an American company in the 1960s and 70s Morton s Restaurant Group , owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton s The Steakhouse Morton s theorem , a principle in the game of Poker articulated by Andy MortonMorton s toe , condition in which the second toe extends further than the first toe Greenock Morton F.C. , Scottish football club Morton National Park , New South Wales, Australia Morton Salt USS Morton DD 948 USS Morton DD 948 , US Navy destroyer USS General C. G. Morton AP 138 USS General C. G. Morton AP 138 , transport ship named for Charles Gould MortonMorton Arboretum , a large plant collection in Lisle, Illinois Ulmus Morton , a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Morton es ... more details
For other uses of the word Dunlop disambiguation Dunlop as a surname may refer to Andy Dunlop born 1972 , Scottish guitarist Bill Dunlop born 1963 , Canadian boxer Brian Dunlop born 1938 , Australian artist Charles Dunlop 1870 1911 , Scottish cricketer who played for Somerset David Colin Dunlop Colin Dunlop 1897 1968 , Dean of Lincoln, Bishop of Jarrow Daniel Nicol Dunlop 1868 1935 , British anthroposophist and electrical industry executive DouglasDunlop , Scottish teacher and missionary consultant 1880s 1919 to the Egyptian minister of education DouglasMortonDunlop 1909 1987 , Scottish American professor of history and orientalist Edward Dunlop Sir Edward Weary Dunlop 1907 1993 , Australian surgeon and prisoner of war hero Edward Arunah Dunlop , Canadian politician 1900s 1930s Fuchsia Dunlop , English writer and chef, grand daughter of David Colin Dunlop Colin Dunlop Garfield Dunlop , Canadian politician currently opposition chief whip Graham Dunlop born 1976 , Scottish field hockey player James Dunlop 1793 1848 , Scottish Australian astronomer James Dunlop judge James Dunlop , United States federal judge Joey Dunlop 1952 2000 , Northern Ireland motorcycle racer John Dunlop may refer to John Boyd Dunlop 1840&ndash 1921 , Scottish Irish inventor, inventor of the pneumatic tyre and founder of the Dunlop rubber company John Colin Dunlop c. 1785&ndash 1842 , Scottish historian John L. Dunlop born 1939 , British horse racing trainer John Thomas Dunlop 1914&ndash 2003 , American administrator, former US Secretary of Labor John Dunlop chess player born 1886, New Zealand chess champion John Dunlop football coach , Boston College John Dunlop Northern Irish politician 1910&ndash 1996 , former MP for Mid Ulster Rev. Dr. John Dunlop Presbyterian born 1939 , Irish Presbyterian minister Juliet Dunlop , British television journalist Lesley Dunlop born 1956 , British actress Marion Wallace Dunlop , British suffragette Michael Dunlop born 1988 , Northern Ireland motorcycle racer ... more details
George Dunlop may refer to George Dunlop baseball 1888 1971 , baseball infielder George Dunlop footballer born 1956 , football goalkeeper hndis Dunlop, George ... more details
Thomas Dunlop may refer to Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet 1855 1938 Thomas Dunlop footballer 1872 ???? , Scottish footballer of the 1890s Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde ,Scottish politician Sir Thomas Dunlop, 2nd Baronet 1881 1963 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet 1912 1999 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 4th Baronet born 1951 hndis Dunlop, Thomas ... more details
John Dunlop may refer to John Boyd Dunlop 1840&ndash 1921 , Scottish Irish inventor, inventor of the pneumatic tyre and founder of the Dunlop rubber company John Colin Dunlop c. 1785&ndash 1842 , Scottish historian John L. Dunlop born 1939 , British horse racing trainer John Thomas Dunlop 1914&ndash 2003 , American administrator, former US Secretary of Labor John Dunlop American football , American football coach John Dunlop chess player born 1886, New Zealand chess champion John Dunlop Northern Irish politician 1910&ndash 1996 , former MP for Mid Ulster Rev. Dr. John Dunlop Presbyterian born 1939 , Irish Presbyterian minister Jack Dunlop outlaw John Dunlop House , Pennsylvania See also John Dunlap , first printer of the Declaration of Independence hndis name Dunlop, John de John Dunlop ... more details
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dunlop , both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . One creation is extant as of 2007. The Dunlop Baronetcy , of Dunlop in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1838 for Sir John Dunlop, 1st Baronet John Dunlop , Member of Parliament for Ayrshire UK Parliament constituency Ayrshire from 1835 to 1839. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1858. The Dunlop Baronetcy , of Woodbourne in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 July 1916 for the Scottish businessman Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet Thomas Dunlop . He was Lord Provost of Glasgow between 1914 and 1917. Dunlop Baronets, of Dunlop 1838 Sir John Dunlop, 1st Baronet 1806 1839 Sir James Dunlop, 2nd Baronet 1830 1858 Dunlop Baronets, of Woodbourne 1916 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 1st Baronet 1855 1938 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 2nd Baronet 1881 1963 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 3rd Baronet 1912 1999 Sir Thomas Dunlop, 4th Baronet b. 1951 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. rayment b DEFAULTSORT Dunlop Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
William Dunlop may refer to William Dunlop, convicted murderer who was the first person to be convicted under the new Double jeopardy United Kingdom UK double jeopardy laws William Tiger Dunlop 1792 1848 , Member of Parliament for United Province of Canada and Warden of the Forests, Canada Company. William James Dunlop 1881 1960 , former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister William Dunlop motorcycle racer , British motorcycle racer See also Billy Dunlop 1871 1945 , Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Billy Dunlop Sunderland footballer , footballer who played for Sunderland hndis Dunlop, William ... more details
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