Lord Henry Scott

Lord Henry Scott
Personal information
Full name
Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott
Born28 June 1871
Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died19 April 1945(1945-04-19) (aged 77)
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
BattingUnknown
RelationsLord George Scott (brother)
Earl of Dalkeith (brother)
Charles Montagu-Scott (grandfather)
David Brand (nephew)
Lord George Hamilton (uncle)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 25
Batting average 25.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23*
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2019

Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott (15 January 1868 – 19 April 1945) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The fourth son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife, Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, he was born in January 1868 at Bowhill, Selkirkshire.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Scott made a single appearance in first-class cricket for H. Philipson's XI against Oxford University at Oxford in 1891.[3] Batting twice in the match, he ended the H. Philipson's XI first-innings unbeaten on 23, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by George Berkeley.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the part-time 3rd (Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia) Battalion, Royal Scots, a regiment that had been raised by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and also commanded by the 5th Duke.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant in May 1888,[6] and to captain in October 1890.[7] He served with the battalion in the Second Boer War,[1] during which he was promoted to the rank of major.[8][9] He was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in June 1905.[10] and became commanding officer of the battalion in November of the same year.[11] After retirement from the command in 1912 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots, as the battalion had become in the Special Reserve.[1][9]

Scott saw service again in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in dispatches five times.[8] Upon the outbreak of the war, he was appointed to command the 1st Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in September 1914.[12] After his battalion was disbanded he transferred to a service battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment.[13] Towards the end of the war, he was transferred to the Labour Corps.[14] Scott relinquished his commission following the conclusion of the war and was granted the full rank of colonel.[15]

Scott founded the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh in 1921 as a memorial to the fallen soldiers of the Royal Scots, making membership of the club open to all ranks.[16] He had been appointed to the ceremonial rank of brigadier in the Royal Company of Archers in June 1915.[17] In later life he served as the deputy-governor of the Bank of Scotland and as a justice of the peace for Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire.[1] He died at Melrose in April 1945, unmarried.[8][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colonel Lord Henry Francis Montagu Douglas Scott". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Scott, Lord George William Montagu Douglas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lord Henry Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v H Philipson's XI, 1891". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ^ Major R.C. Dudgeon, History of the Edinburgh, or Queen's Regiment Light Infantry Militia (now) Third Battalion The Royal Scots, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882/Bibliolife, nd, ISBN 978-1-10368643-8.
  6. ^ "No. 25815". The London Gazette. 11 May 1888. p. 2698.
  7. ^ "No. 26098". The London Gazette. 17 October 1890. p. 5508.
  8. ^ a b c The Times, 21 April 1945
  9. ^ a b Army List.
  10. ^ "No. 27803". The London Gazette. 9 June 1905. p. 4112.
  11. ^ "No. 27853". The London Gazette. 10 November 1905. p. 7502.
  12. ^ "No. 28937". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 October 1914. p. 8222.
  13. ^ "No. 30128". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1917. p. 5837.
  14. ^ "No. 30676". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1918. p. 5564.
  15. ^ "No. 32245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 March 1921. p. 1774.
  16. ^ "History of the Private Members Club, Edinburgh". The Royal Scots Club. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  17. ^ "No. 29201". The London Gazette. 22 June 1915. p. 6018.