George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton

George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, K.T. (1761-1827), in the dress of the Royal Company of Archers, holding a longbow and a black-plumed white cockaded cap, in Holyrood Park, with Duddingston Loch and Edinburgh Castle beyond. (William Beechey)

George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton, 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

On 13 August 1814, he married Susan Elizabeth Buller and they had one child:

• Lady Ellen Susan Anne Douglas (d. 22 January 1914)

See also

• Lord Morton’s mare, once thought to demonstrate telegony.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Masonic offices
Preceded by The Lord Napier	Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1790–1792	Succeeded by Marquess of Huntly
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Ailesbury	Lord Chamberlain to Queen Charlotte 1792–1818	Succeeded by None (death of Queen Charlotte)
Preceded by The Earl of Erroll	Lord High Commissioner 1819–1824	Succeeded by The Lord Forbes
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Crawford	Lord Lieutenant of Fife 1808–1824	Succeeded by The Earl of Kellie
Preceded by The Marquess of Lothian	Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian 1824–1827	Succeeded by The Duke of Buccleuch
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Sholto Douglas	Earl of Morton 1774–1827	Succeeded by George Douglas
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by New creation	Baron Douglas of Lochleven 1791–1827	Succeeded by Title extinct