Lord Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, CMG, DSO (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944), was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton.

Lord Herbert Andrew was a great-grandfather to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal second great-grandfather (great-great-grandfather) to HRH Princess Beatrice of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York. He was also a paternal uncle of HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, previously Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, and thereby a maternal granduncle to HRH Prince William of Gloucester and HRH Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester.

Early Life, Marriage, & Family
Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was born at Montagu House, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, England, on Saturday 30 November 1872. Commonly known by his middle name, Andrew, he was the fifth child born in a family of six boys and two girls.

On Wednesday 26 April 1905, at the age of thirty-two, he married Marie Josephine Agnes Edwards, daughter of James Andrew Edwards and Kate Marion Agnes MacNamara, at St. George's, Hanover Square. They had three children:


 * Colonel Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott (13 July 1906 – 24 January 1971)
 * Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott (16 June 1908 – 11 December 1996)
 * Patricia Katherine Montagu Douglas Scott (born 9 October 1910 - 3 December 2012)

Military career
Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was promoted to Captain while in the service of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots Lothian Regiment. He fought in the Second Boer War, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel while enlisted in the service of the Irish Guards. Lieutenant Colonel Scott fought in the First World War and was commander of the 1st/23rd London Regiment in France.

Civilian career
After his retirement from military service, he accepted a position as Chairman of Rolls-Royce.

Death
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott died on Saturday, 17 June 1944, at Chelsea, London, England. He was seventy-one years old. At the time of his death, he was predeceased by one grandson, John Andrew Ferguson; he was survived by his wife, Marie Josephine, his three children, Claud Andrew, Marian Louisa, and Patricia Katherine, and seven grandchildren.

Honours and awards

 * 1901: Companion (D.S.O.), Distinguished Service Order
 * 1916: Companion (C.M.G) of the Order of St Michael and St George
 * Mention in Despatches
 * Officer, Legion of Honour
 * Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of London
 * 1922: His Majesty's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
 * Royal Company of Archers
 * Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.)