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Variants
- Innes-Ker, Henry John, Duke of Roxburghe, 1876-1932
- Ker, Henry John Innes-, Duke of Roxburghe, 1876-1932
- Kelso, Henry John Innes-Ker, Earl of, 1876-1932
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1876-07-25
Death Date
- 1932-09-29
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Order of the Thistle
- Organization: Great Britain. Army. Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
- Organization: Royal Company of Archers
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Great Britain. Army. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Battalion, 4th (Militia)
Birth Place
- Dunbar (Scotland)
Field of Activity
Occupation
Courtier
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Sources
- found: The manuscripts of the Duke of Roxburghe ... 1894.
- found: Burke's peerage(Roxburghe, Henry John, 8th Duke; born 7/25/1876; died 9/29/1932; surname Innes-Ker adopted by 6th Duke of Roxburghe in 1807)
- found: The mayflower and the thistle, 2018:page 30 (Lord Henry John Innes Ker; born July 25, 1876 in Dunbar; immediately hailed as Earl of Kelso) page 37, etc. (Henry John Innes-Ker; became 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1892 at the age of 16; died in 1932 at Wilton)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed March 27, 2019(Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburgh; Henry John Innes-Ker, KT, MVO; Scottish peer and courtier; on October 23, 1892, following his father's death, he succeeded to the titles of 8th Duke of Roxburghe, 8th Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, 12th Earl of Roxburghe, 8th Earl of Kelso, 3rd Earl Innes, 8th Viscount of Broxmouth, 9th Baronet Innes, 12th Lord Roxburghe, and 12th Lord Ker of Cessford and Cavertoun; he started his military career as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards; in 1895, he gained the rank of 2nd lieutenant in the service of the 4th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Militia); in 1900, he served with the Household Cavalry composite regiment in South Africa during the Second Boer War; in March 1901 he was appointed an Aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cornwall and York during his colonial tour from March to October; he later served in World War I, and was severely wounded; he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in February 1901 and a Knight of the Order of the Thistle in the 1902 Coronation Honours; he served as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle from 1926 until his death and as the Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire from 1918 until his death; he was appointed a lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers in 1930; he lived at Floors Castle)
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Change Notes
- 1995-12-06: new
- 2019-04-06: revised
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