James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS (1702 – 12 October 1768), was a Scottish representative peer who 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.[1][2] In 1746 he visited France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille, probably as a Jacobite.
[edit] 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Anita Guerrini, ‘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
- ^ Douglas, James in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
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| Preceded by The Earl of Kintore |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1739–1740 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England 1741–1742 |
Succeeded by The Lord Ward |
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| Preceded by Alexander Hume Campbell |
Lord Clerk Register 1760–1768 |
Succeeded by Lord Frederick Campbell |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by George Douglas |
 Earl of Morton 1738–1768 |
Succeeded by Sholto Douglas |
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