Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries
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Patrick McDouall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries (15 October 1726 – 7 April 1803) was a Scottish peer.
In 1768 he inherited the Earldom of Dumfries
from his maternal uncle, and on his death was succeeded by his grandson, John, Lord Mount Stuart
, grandson of the 1st Marquess of Bute
and later 2nd Marquess of Bute.
In 1768 he inherited the Earldom of Dumfries
Earl of Dumfries
Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was originally created for William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, in 1633, and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the fourth earl in 1758, at which point the title passed to first the Dalrymple and then the McDouall...
from his maternal uncle, and on his death was succeeded by his grandson, John, Lord Mount Stuart
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, KT, FRS was the son of John, Lord Mount Stuart and the former Lady Elizabeth McDouall-Crichton...
, grandson of the 1st Marquess of Bute
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute
John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, PC, FRS was a British nobleman.He was the son of the 3rd Earl of Bute and the former Mary Wortley Montagu, a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Sandwich...
and later 2nd Marquess of Bute.
Family
He married Margaret Crauford on 12 September 1771; they had one child:- Lady Elizabeth Penelope McDouall-Crichton, later Elizabeth, Lady Mount Stuart (25 November 1772 - 25 July 1797)