David Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (born 19 December 1929) is an Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer. He is the elder son of Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry, and his only son by his second wife, artist Cathleen Sabine Mann (married 1926 – divorced 1946). His maternal grandparents were an interior decorator, Dolly Mann (née Florence Sabine-Pasley) and artist Harrington Mann. He succeeded his father in 1954.
When Queensberry succeeded to his peerages in 1954, he didn't become a member of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, because he was a Peer of Scotland but he became it after the Peerage Act 1963 when all Scottish Peers were given seats in the House. This right was lost under the House of Lords Act 1999 which as from November 1999 reduced the number of hereditary peers with seats in the Lords from several hundred to only ninety-two, most elected from the peers' own ranks.[4]
Views on LGBT issuesedit
As a hereditary peer, Queensberry spoke in the House of Lords during the passage of the Sexual Offences Act 1967,[5] which legalized homosexual acts in England and Wales. In 2016 he drew a contrast between his views on homosexuality and those of his great-grandfather John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, well known for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde. The 12th marquess explained that he had been delighted to associate his family with a liberalising measure because the Queensberry name "had become so associated with the way Oscar Wilde was pilloried in 1895".[6]
Personal lifeedit
Queensberry has been married three times: first in 1956 (div 1969) to Ann Jones (the actress Ann Queensberry),[citation needed] by whom he had two daughters; secondly in 1969 (div 1986) to Alexandra "Lexa" Mary Clare Wyndham Sich (daughter of Rev. Guy Wyndham Sich and Jean Denise Theobald), by whom he had three sons (the eldest born during his first marriage) and one daughter; and thirdly in 2000 to Hsueh-Chun Liao (廖雪君), by whom he had a daughter, legitimated by marriage (d. 2018).[7]
Issue:
Lady Emma Cathleen Douglas (b. 1956) married 1986 Damon Lewis Vincent Heath, and has issue
(illegitimate) Ambrose Jonathan Carey (b. 1961), see below
Lady Alice Douglas (b. 1965) married 1stly 1989 (div) Ali Ugan; md 2ndly 1995 (div) Simon Melia, and has surviving issue, a daughter named Hero and a son named Tybalt.
Lady Kate Cordelia Sasha Douglas (b. 1969) married 1999 Tom Weisselberg, and has issue
Lord Milo Luke Dickon Douglas (1975–2009)
Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas (b. 1978)
Lady Beth Shan Ling Douglas (1999–2018), legitimised later in 2000 by her parents' marriage[9]
Queensberry's eldest but illegitimate son, Ambrose Jonathan Carey (b. 1961), is head of a British security and intelligence firm. His half-sister Caroline Carey (b. 1959), an English art student, married the late Salem bin Laden, prior head of the global Bin Laden family corporation.[10][11] Ambrose Carey has been married since 1995 to Christina Weir, a daughter of the late Sir Michael Scott Weir KCMG (1925–2006) and his first wife, Alison Walker.[12] They have two sons, Angus Carey-Douglas and James Carey-Douglas.[13] As Ambrose is illegitimate, he and his two sons are not in remainder to the Marquessate and subsidiary titles.
Queensberry has several siblings. By his father's first wife, he has an elder half-sister, Lady Patricia Douglas, whose daughter Countess Emma de Bendern was the first wife of gossip columnist Nigel Dempster. He has a late sister, Lady Jane Cory-Wright (1926–2007), twice married to David Arthur Cory-Wright, of the Cory-Wright baronets. He has a younger half-brother, Lord Gawain Douglas (born 1948), who is married with issue, one son and five daughters.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^England & Wales Births (Douglas, David), findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2014 (subscription required). This source gives the district of London as St George, Hanover Square, possibly referring to the former civil parish.
^"Designs for Life" 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, queensberryhunt.com, May–June 2009.
^"Oscar Wilde love letter celebrated 'behind bars'". BBC News. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"House of Lords Act 1999 (original text)". 11 November 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
^Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Queensberry
^"Oscar Wilde love letter celebrated 'behind bars'". BBC News. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"逃不掉「家族詛咒」？台英音樂貴族才女嗑藥狂歡2天暴斃". ETtoday. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^In Scots law, the Legitimation (Scotland) Act 1968 extended legitimation by the subsequent marriage of the parents to children conceived when their parents were not free to marry, but this was repealed in 2006 by the amendment of section 1 of the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (as amended in 2006) which abolished the status of illegitimacy stating that "(1) No person whose status is governed by Scots law shall be illegitimate ...".
^. The Purcell School. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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David Harrington Angus Douglas 12th Marquess of Queensberry born 19 December 1929 is an Anglo Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer He is the elder son of Francis Douglas 11th Marquess of Queensberry and his only son by his second wife artist Cathleen Sabine Mann married 1926 divorced 1946 His maternal grandparents were an interior decorator Dolly Mann nee Florence Sabine Pasley and artist Harrington Mann He succeeded his father in 1954 The Most HonourableThe Marquess of QueensberryPersonal detailsBorn 1929 12 19 19 December 1929 age 93 London EnglandSpousesAnn Jones m 1956 div 1969 wbr Alexandra Sich m 1969 div 1986 wbr Hsueh Chun Liao m 2000 wbr Children8Parent s Francis Douglas 11th Marquess of QueensberryCathleen Sabine MannAlma materEton College Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Membership of House of Lords 2 1 1 Views on LGBT issues 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksEarly life editHe was born in London 1 and was educated at Eton College Career edit nbsp Midwinter Country Garden tableware using graphics designed by Jessie Tait on shapes designed by QueensberryHe served in the Royal Horse Guards In the 1950s he worked in the pottery industry 2 He was Professor of Ceramics at the Royal College of Art from 1959 to 1983 He belongs to the Crafts Council was President of the Design and Industries Association from 1976 to 1978 is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and recipient of the Minerva Medal the Society s highest award and was Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art from 1990 citation needed and Professor of Ceramics there 3 Membership of House of Lords edit When Queensberry succeeded to his peerages in 1954 he didn t become a member of the House of Lords the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom because he was a Peer of Scotland but he became it after the Peerage Act 1963 when all Scottish Peers were given seats in the House This right was lost under the House of Lords Act 1999 which as from November 1999 reduced the number of hereditary peers with seats in the Lords from several hundred to only ninety two most elected from the peers own ranks 4 Views on LGBT issues edit As a hereditary peer Queensberry spoke in the House of Lords during the passage of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 5 which legalized homosexual acts in England and Wales In 2016 he drew a contrast between his views on homosexuality and those of his great grandfather John Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry well known for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde The 12th marquess explained that he had been delighted to associate his family with a liberalising measure because the Queensberry name had become so associated with the way Oscar Wilde was pilloried in 1895 6 Personal life editQueensberry has been married three times first in 1956 div 1969 to Ann Jones the actress Ann Queensberry citation needed by whom he had two daughters secondly in 1969 div 1986 to Alexandra Lexa Mary Clare Wyndham Sich daughter of Rev Guy Wyndham Sich and Jean Denise Theobald by whom he had three sons the eldest born during his first marriage and one daughter and thirdly in 2000 to Hsueh Chun Liao 廖雪君 by whom he had a daughter legitimated by marriage d 2018 7 Issue Lady Emma Cathleen Douglas b 1956 married 1986 Damon Lewis Vincent Heath and has issue illegitimate Ambrose Jonathan Carey b 1961 see below Lady Alice Douglas b 1965 married 1stly 1989 div Ali Ugan md 2ndly 1995 div Simon Melia and has surviving issue a daughter named Hero and a son named Tybalt Sholto Francis Guy Douglas Viscount Drumlanrig born 1 June 1967 legitimated by decision of Lord Lyon when his parents married 8 Lady Kate Cordelia Sasha Douglas b 1969 married 1999 Tom Weisselberg and has issue Lord Milo Luke Dickon Douglas 1975 2009 Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas b 1978 Lady Beth Shan Ling Douglas 1999 2018 legitimised later in 2000 by her parents marriage 9 Queensberry s eldest but illegitimate son Ambrose Jonathan Carey b 1961 is head of a British security and intelligence firm His half sister Caroline Carey b 1959 an English art student married the late Salem bin Laden prior head of the global Bin Laden family corporation 10 11 Ambrose Carey has been married since 1995 to Christina Weir a daughter of the late Sir Michael Scott Weir KCMG 1925 2006 and his first wife Alison Walker 12 They have two sons Angus Carey Douglas and James Carey Douglas 13 As Ambrose is illegitimate he and his two sons are not in remainder to the Marquessate and subsidiary titles Queensberry has several siblings By his father s first wife he has an elder half sister Lady Patricia Douglas whose daughter Countess Emma de Bendern was the first wife of gossip columnist Nigel Dempster He has a late sister Lady Jane Cory Wright 1926 2007 twice married to David Arthur Cory Wright of the Cory Wright baronets He has a younger half brother Lord Gawain Douglas born 1948 who is married with issue one son and five daughters citation needed References edit England amp Wales Births Douglas David findmypast co uk Retrieved 24 June 2014 subscription required This source gives the district of London as St George Hanover Square possibly referring to the former civil parish Designs for Life Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine queensberryhunt com May June 2009 Oscar Wilde love letter celebrated behind bars BBC News 6 September 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2016 House of Lords Act 1999 original text 11 November 1999 Retrieved 21 May 2008 Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Queensberry Oscar Wilde love letter celebrated behind bars BBC News 6 September 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2016 逃不掉 家族詛咒 台英音樂貴族才女嗑藥狂歡2天暴斃 ETtoday 16 November 2018 Retrieved 7 July 2021 In Scots law the Legitimation Scotland Act 1968 extended legitimation by the subsequent marriage of the parents to children conceived when their parents were not free to marry but this was repealed in 2006 by the amendment of section 1 of the Law Reform Parent and Child Scotland Act 1986 as amended in 2006 which abolished the status of illegitimacy stating that 1 No person whose status is governed by Scots law shall be illegitimate In Memory of Ling Ling Douglas The Purcell School Archived from the original on 10 November 2018 Retrieved 10 November 2018 Outcast disowned by his outraged family The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 24 June 2014 Ambrose Carey was described correctly as Queensberry s son in Tatler articles Obituary Sir Michael Weir Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Independent 2006 See also Obituary Sir Michael Weir The Times 2006 Memorial Service Sir Michael Weir The Times 22 September 2006 This lists Mr Carey his wife and two sons Sources editMemorial Service Sir Michael Weir The Times 22 September 2006 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of QueensberryPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byFrancis Douglas Marquess of Queensberry1954 present IncumbentOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Most Hon the Marquess of Huntly United Kingdom Order of Precedence gentlemen Succeeded byThe Most Hon the Marquess of Tweeddale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Douglas 12th Marquess of Queensberry amp oldid 1172829115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
