- Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine
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Major-General Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine KB (1676 – 25 December 1730) was a Scottish peer and army officer.
Scott was the second surviving son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (the illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter) and his wife, Anne. In 1693, he married Anne Duncombe (d. 1720), the daughter of William Duncombe of Batthesden, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. They had three surviving children:
- Francis, styled Viscount Hermitage, later 2nd Earl of Deloraine (1710–1739)
- Henry, later 3rd Earl of Deloraine (1712–1740)
- Lady Anne Scott (c.1720-?), died unmarried.
In 1706, Queen Anne had created Scott Earl of Deloraine and he was elected to the last Scottish Parliament that year and voted in favour of the Acts of Union. In 1725, he was vested with the Order of the Bath.
In 1726, Deloraine married Mary Howard, the granddaughter of Col. Philip Howard, and they had two daughters:
- Lady Georgiana Caroline (1727–1809), married James Peachey, 1st Baron Selsey.
- Lady Henrietta (b. 1728-?), died unmarried.
Lord Deloraine died suddenly on Christmas Day in 1730 and was buried at Sandford St Martin, Oxfordshire.
Military offices Preceded by
The Earl MarischalCaptain and Colonel of the
2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards
1715–1717Succeeded by
The Lord ForresterPreceded by
Col. John Cholmley
(as John Cholmeley's
Regiment of Foot)Colonel of The Earl of Deloraine's
Regiment of Foot
1724–1730Succeeded by
Lt-Gen Roger Handasyde
(as Roger Handasyde's
Regiment of Foot)Preceded by
Lt-Gen George MacCartneyColonel of the 7th Regiment of Horse
1730Succeeded by
Sir Robert Rich, BtPeerage of Scotland New creation Earl of Deloraine
1706–1730Succeeded by
Francis ScottCategories:- British Life Guards officers
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath
- Scottish representative peers
- Younger sons of dukes
- 1676 births
- 1730 deaths
- Clan Scott
- Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) officers
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment officers
- Scottish nobility stubs
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