Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott


Brigadier Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO was the first child and only son born to Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott and Marie Josephine Edwards. He was a grandson of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and a paternal first cousin to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. He was a maternal first cousin once removed to Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a paternal great-uncle to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal second great-uncle to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.

Early life and family

As was the case with his father, Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was known most commonly by his middle name, Andrew. He was educated at Eton College.
On 10 August 1929, Montagu Douglas Scott married Lady Victoria Doris Rachel "Doria" Haig, daughter of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig and Dorothy Maud Vivian. They had two children:
Doria and Montagu Douglas Scott divorced in 1951, and on 4 May 1951, he married Zalia Snagge, daughter of Sir Harold Edward Snagge and Inez Alfreda Lubbock, and ex-wife of Lieutenant Colonel Esmond Charles Baring. They had one child:

Military career

Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was promoted to colonel while in the service of the Irish Guards. He was promoted to brigadier while in the service of the 1st Guards Brigade. Brigadier Scott fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.

Death

Montagu Douglas Scott died on 24 January 1971, in his 65th year. He was predeceased by one grandson and survived by his first wife, Doria, his second wife, Zalia, his three children Andrew, Henrietta, and Nicholas, and four grandchildren.

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