Sir George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton

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George was a Lt. Colonel. in the Army, and a Minister of Parliament for the Isle of Orkney prior to his succesion to the Earldom in 1730.

He was the Earl of Morton.

It's a fact George had 1 illagitimate child. William ( Domine Douglass )

The Earls of Morton were keen Freemasons. James Douglas (1702-03-1768), fourteenth Earl Morton, president of the Royal Society, Freemason, was son of George Douglas, thirteenth earl, and second wife Frances Adderley, his spouses being firstly Agatha Halyburton and secondly Bridget Heathcote. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage for Radnor. Valentine, British Establishment, Vol. 1, pp. 94-95. This fourteenth Earl was Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1739-1740, Grand Master of Lodge of England, March 1741-1742. GEC, Peerage, Morton, pp. 299-301, Aberdeen, p. 17; Abercorn, p. 8. The Freemason, Sholto Charles Douglas, fifteenth Earl Morton (1732-1774), was son of the fourteenth earl and Agatha Halyburton, his first wife being Katherine Hamilton; he was Grand Master Mason of Scotland, 1755-1757, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England, 1757-1761.

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(Research):George was a Lt. Colonel. in the Army, and a Minister of Parliament for the Isle of Orkney prior to his succesion to the Earldom in 1730.

He was the Earl of Morton.

It's a fact George had 1 illegitimate child. William ( Domine Douglass )

The Earls of Morton were keen Freemasons. James Douglas (1702-03-1768), fourteenth Earl Morton, president of the Royal Society, Freemason, was son of George Douglas, thirteenth earl, and second wife Frances Adderley, his spouses being firstly Agatha Halyburton and secondly Bridget Heathcote. (Burke's Peerage and Baronetage for Radnor. Valentine, British Establishment, Vol. 1, pp. 94-95).  This fourteenth Earl was Grand Master Mason of Scotland 1739-1740, Grand Master of Lodge of England, March 1741-1742. (GEC, Peerage, Morton, pp. 299-301, Aberdeen, p. 17; Abercorn, p. 8.)  The Freemason, Sholto Charles Douglas, fifteenth Earl Morton (1732-1774), was son of the fourteenth earl and Agatha Halyburton, his first wife being Katherine Hamilton; he was Grand Master Mason of Scotland, 1755-1757, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England, 1757-1761.

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Biography: George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton (1662-1738) was the son of James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and Anne Hay. He m.(1) the daughter of Alexander Muirhead and (2) Frances Adderly, daughter of William Adderly, bef. 1702.

MP Kirkall [Scotland] 1702-1707, (Whig) for Linlithgow 1708-1713, Orkney and Shetland 1713-1715 and 1722-1730. He succeeded his elder brother as 13th Earl of Morton on 22 January 1730. He served as a Representative Peer for Scotland between 1730 and 1738.

By his 1st Wife, he had:-

1. A son, who died in infancy.

Children of George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton and his 2nd wife, Frances Adderly

1. Colonel Robert Douglas d. 30 Apr 1745
2. William Douglas, died young.
3. James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton b. 1709, d. 12 Oct 1768

Source:

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2596.htm#i25957
• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Morton." The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907. 78. Print.