Douglas, Percy Sholto, 10th Marquess of Queensberry |
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BORN 13 Oct 1868, Cummertrees, Dumfries - DIED 1 Aug 1920, Johannesburg GRAVE LOCATION London: Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensal Green (174/2 (45738)) |
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Son of the John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry and Sybil Montgomery. He was the brother of the infamous Alfred Douglas, who caused the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde. He was on bad terms with his father and once even fought with him on the street at Picadilly, London. In 1900 he succeeded him to the baronetcy. On 11 Sep 1893 he had married Anna Maria Walters. In 1917 his wife died and on 4 Dec 1918 he married Mary Louise Bickel (d.1956). His son Francis from his first marriage became the 11th Marquess after he died in 1920. Family • Son: Douglas, Francis, 11th Marquess of Queensberry Related persons • is brother/sister of Douglas, Alfred Bruce |
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 The grave of Percy Sholto Douglas, 10-th Marquess of Queensberry at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (26 Jun 2009) |
Sources • Paths of Glory, The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 1997 |
