Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry and 2nd Duke of Dover ( 1698 - 1778 )

Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland (24 November 1698) Death: London (22 October 1778) Burial: Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire Education: Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1714); DCL (1720) Career: Travelled on the Continent (1711-1718); Lord of the Bedchamber to George I (1720-1727); Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire (1721); Vice-Admiral of Scotland (1722-1729); Privy Councillor (1726-1728, 1760); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1733-1751); Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers (1758-death); Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (1761-1763); Lord Justice General for Scotland (1763-death); died of mortification in the leg following an accident when alighting from his carriage Honours: Earl of Sallway [Solway], Viscount Tibberis and Lord Douglas of Lockerbie, Dalveen and Thornhill 1706 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/11/1722.