George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton

George Sholto, the grandson of James, 14th Earl of Morton by his second wife, was born December 23, 1789. 

He inherited the Morton titles after the death of his half-cousin without issue. He married Frances T. Rose, daughter of The Right Honorable Sir George H. Rose, G.C.H., who bore him 11 children. 

Of his five sons, one succeeded as Earl, one became an Admiral of the Royal Navy, one the Vicar of St. Paul's Worcester, and another rose to the Bishopric of Aberdeen and Orkney. 

George Sholto devoted his own life to diplomatic service.

He was sometime (?1815) HM Secretary of Legation at the Court of Berlin, and also Secretary of Legation at Florence.

He was the sword bearer on the occasion of King George IV accepting the keys to Holyrood

• Birth: 23 DEC 1789
• Death: 31 MAR 1858
  
  Father: John (Hon) Douglas b: 1 JUL 1756
  Mother: Frances (of Harewood) Lascelles
  
  Marriage 1 Frances Theodora Rose
  • Married: 3 JUL 1817
  Children
  1. Sholto John (18th Earl of Morton) Douglas b: 13 APR 1813
  2. George Henry (Admiral) Douglas b: 5 OCT 1821
  3. Henry (Rev) Douglas b: 12 DEC 1822
  4. Edward William Douglas b: 19 OCT 1825
  5. Arthur Gasciogne Douglas b: 5 JAN 1827
  6. Frances Harriet Douglas
  7. Ellen Susan Anne Douglas
  8. Harriet Bridget Emily Douglas
  9. Alice Louisa Douglas
  10. Gertrude Jane Douglas
  11. Agnes Charlotte Douglas

See also The Earls of Morton