John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton
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John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (b. 19 March 1927) is a Scottish peer and landowner.
Douglas was educated at Bryanston School
and Canford School
. 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, and was a director in Scotland of the Bristol & West Building Society. In 1982, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant
of West Lothian
, and he served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
from 1985 to 2002.
He married Mary Sheila Gibbs in 1949, by whom he has three children:
Douglas was educated at Bryanston School
Bryanston School
Bryanston School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Blandford, north Dorset, England, near the village of Bryanston. It was founded in 1928...
and Canford School
Canford School
Canford School is a coeducational independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, in South West England. The school was founded in 1923. There are approximately 600 pupils at Canford, organised into houses...
. 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, and was a director in Scotland of the Bristol & West Building Society. In 1982, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
, and he served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian. The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire until 1921.* James Hope-Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun 17 March 1794 – 29 May 1816...
from 1985 to 2002.
He married Mary Sheila Gibbs in 1949, by whom he has three children:
- 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