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The Most Noble Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 7th Duke of Queensberry ( 25 November 1806 - 16 April 1884 ) was a British politician and nobleman. Educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge , Buccleuch married Lady Charlotte Thynne , daughter of the Marquess Of Bath , by whom he had three daughters and four sons. A great Scottish landed magnate, Buccleuch was in politics a Conservative , and was created a Knight Of The Garter in 1835 , and served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President in Peel's government in the 1840s, when he reluctantly supported Peel's decision respecting repeal of the Corn Laws . In 1822 George IV spent some days as his guest at Dalkeith Palace , the first visit of a reigning Hanoverian monarch to Scotland. Twenty years later, Queen Victoria honoured him with a visit. The Duke married Lady Charlotte Thynne in London on August 13, 1829 and George IV was the sponsor for, and attended the christening of their son, William Henry Walter , later the 6th Duke. The family continued to hold a high profile in royal circles, being invited to the Coronations of William IV and Victoria, with the Duke acting as Gold Stick . After Peel's fall, his political career largely came to an end. In 1877 he became Chancellor of the University Of Glasgow . He died in 1884 . |
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