James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was President of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death.[1] 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.[2][3] In 1746 he visited France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille, probably as a Jacobite.[4]
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
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- ↑ Anita Guerrini, 'Douglas, James, fourteenth earl of Morton (1702–1768)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2008. So also the original DNB
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| Preceded by | 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 | Lord Clerk Register 1760 – 1768 |
Succeeded by Lord Frederick Campbell |
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| Preceded by |  Earl of Morton 1738 – 1768 |
Succeeded by Sholto Douglas |
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