George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton

Lieutenant colonel George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton (1687–1749) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.

Life The Son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton and Anne Wheatley, Dumbarton was styled Lord Ettrick (more formally Lord Douglas of Ettrick), from birth until his father's death in 1692. Growing up at the court in exile of James VII and II, Dumbarton was initially attracted to live as a Religieux. But later Mary of Modena dissuaded him.Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217

He was commissioned into Charles Duborgay's regiment of Foot, becoming a lieutenant colonel by 1715.Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217|Ibidem

In 1716 he was given Letters of Credence to the Court of Peter I of Russia.

He died at Douai in 1748-1749 without issue.

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Balfour Paul, Sir James. Scots Peerage Vol I. Edinburgh 1907 Fraser, Sir William Fraser. The Douglas Book IV Vols. Edinburgh 1885. Maxwell, Sir Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas II Vols. London 1902.