Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton
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1732 – 1774
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Who was Sholto Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton?
Sholto Charles Douglas, 15th Earl of Morton was the son of James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton.
In February 1754 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
On 19 November 1758, he married Katherine Hamilton and they had two sons:
George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton
Lt. Hon. Hamilton Douglas Halyburton Lt. Hamilton died of exposure while commanding the barge of HMS Assistance, which was caught in a snowstorm while going to look for deserters and wrecked on Sandy Hook.
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