James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas was the 11th Earl of Morton He was a Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland and a Vice-Admiral of Orkney and Shetland. He was the second son of Sir James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton and succeeded his father in 1686. A Privy Councillor for Queen Anne and a Commissioner for the Union. He successfully recovered the islands of Orkney and Shetland for the Morton family, overturning an Act of 1669. He died in 1715. As he was unmarried the titles passed to his younger brother.
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