Lord James Edward Sholto (of Queensbury) Douglas^[1]

1855 - 1891  (36 years)

• Name	James Edward Sholto (of Queensbury) Douglas
  Prefix	Lord
  Birth	1855
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 May 1891	London
  Person ID	I9260	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Archibald William (8th Marquis of Queensbury) Douglas,   b. 18 Apr 1818, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 6 Aug 1858, Kinmount, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Caroline Clayton,   b. 14 Jul 1821   d. 14 Feb 1904, Glen Stuart, Annan (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1840	Gretna Hall, Scotland
  Family ID	F77122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lord James Edward Sholto Douglas committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor in the North Western Hotel at Euston Station in London on 5 May 1891. Contemporary reports state that Lord James suffered from bouts of depression - one report states that 'his lordship travelled from Ireland last night , and acted so strangely on the steamer, that the London and North Western railway officials ordered a man to accompany him from Holyhead to Euston.' Lord James had previously appeared in court in June 1887, charged with breaching an order ofthe court and his own personal undertaking to cease stalking' a wealthy young lady named Mabel Edith Scott.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1690] Ken Stelmaszek.