James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
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James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton KT FRS (1702 -October 12, 1768), was a Scottish representative peer who became president of the Royal Society (24 March 1764), and was a distinguished patron of science, and particularly of astronomy. In 1746 he visited France, and was imprisoned in the Bastille, probably as a Jacobite.
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- Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia was named after Lord Morton by Captain Cook (the spelling being an error in the published account of Cook's voyage)
| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: The Earl of Kintore | Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 1739–1740 | Succeeded by: The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Macclesfield | President of the Royal Society 1739–1740 | Succeeded by: James Burrow |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: Alexander Hume Campbell | Lord Clerk Register 1760–1768 | Succeeded by: Frederick Campbell |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by: George Douglas | Earl of Morton 1738–1768 | Succeeded by: Sholto Douglas |
