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'''Sholto George Watson Douglas''', 19th Earl of Morton, (5 November 1844 – 8 October 1935) was the son of [[Sholto Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton|Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton]] (1818–1884), and Helen Watson, the daughter of James Watson of Saughton. He was a landowner and businessman. |
'''Sholto George Watson Douglas''', 19th Earl of Morton, (5 November 1844 – 8 October 1935) was the son of [[Sholto Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton|Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton]] (1818–1884), and Helen Watson, the daughter of James Watson of Saughton. He was a landowner and businessman. |
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The Earl of Morton had several Arctic interests. He and [[Alexander_Bruce,_6th_Lord_Balfour_of_Burleigh|Alexander Bruce Hugh, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh]] had major shares in the little known Spitzbergen Coal and Mineral Ltd of London before Morton became involved, with his son Rory, in the Spitzbergen Mining and Exploration Syndicate in 1906. They opened a coal mine at [[Camp Douglas, |
The Earl of Morton had several Arctic interests. He and [[Alexander_Bruce,_6th_Lord_Balfour_of_Burleigh|Alexander Bruce Hugh, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh]] had major shares in the little known Spitzbergen Coal and Mineral Ltd of London before Morton became involved, with his son Rory, in the Spitzbergen Mining and Exploration Syndicate in 1906. They opened a coal mine at [[Camp Douglas, Spitsbergen|Camp Morton]], [[Spitsbergen]]. He and his sons, Rory, Charley, Ronald and William sailed to [[Norway]] and Spitsbergen May – July 1906 on the ''S.Y. Latona''.<ref> |
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{{cite web |url=http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Places/camp_morton.htm |title=The Douglas Archives |accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> |
{{cite web |url=http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Places/camp_morton.htm |title=The Douglas Archives |accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> |
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Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton, (5 November 1844 – 8 October 1935) was the son of Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton (1818–1884), and Helen Watson, the daughter of James Watson of Saughton. He was a landowner and businessman.
The Earl of Morton had several Arctic interests. He and Alexander Bruce Hugh, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh had major shares in the little known Spitzbergen Coal and Mineral Ltd of London before Morton became involved, with his son Rory, in the Spitzbergen Mining and Exploration Syndicate in 1906. They opened a coal mine at Camp Morton, Spitsbergen. He and his sons, Rory, Charley, Ronald and William sailed to Norway and Spitsbergen May – July 1906 on the S.Y. Latona.[1]
He served as a Representative Peer from 1886 to his passing on 8 October 1935. He was a landowner and resident of Conaglen House in Ardgour, Argyllshire.[2]
His eldest son, Sholto Charles, Lord Aberdour, predeceased his father on 29 September 1911, so the Morton honours passed to the 19th Earl's grandson, Sholto Charles John Hay Douglas, 20th Earl of Morton (1907–1976).
References
- ^ "The Douglas Archives". Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Slater's Directory, 1911