About James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton
Lived 1650 – 1715 (aged 64–65). James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton was a politician.
James Douglas was the 11th Earl of Morton (d. December 7, 1715
He was one of the Commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union in 1707 and was a Privy Councillor for Queen Anne.
He campaigned for much of his life to restore his family's traditional holdings in Orkney and Shetland.
He died in 1715. As he was unmarried the titles passed to his younger brother.
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ca. 1652-1715
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James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton was born in 1650.
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James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton died in 1715.
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James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton was a politician.
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