George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe

George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe
Personal details
Born 7 September 1913
Died 26 September 1974 (1974-09-27) (aged 61)
Spouse(s) Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes
(m. 1935; div. 1953)

Margaret Elizabeth McConnel
(m. 1954; his death 1974)
Relations James Henry Robert Innes-Ker (grandfather)
Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill (grandmother)
Ogden Goelet (grandfather)
Jose Collins(aunt)
Children Guy David Innes-Ker
Robert Anthony Innes-Ker
Parents Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe
Mary Goelet

George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe (7 September 1913 – 26 September 1974) was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet. He succeeded his father in 1932.

Personal life

He was married twice, first to Lady Mary Evelyn Hungerford Crewe-Milnes on 24 October 1935; this marriage ended in divorce in 1953, after the Duke controversially attempted to evict Lady Mary from the ancestral home at Floors Castle.[1]

He married, second, Margaret Elizabeth McConnel, daughter of Frederick Bradshaw McConnel, on 5 January 1954 at Caxton Hall; this marriage produced the following issue:

Death

He died on 26 September 1974.

Ancestry

References

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Henry John Innes-Ker
Duke of Roxburghe
19321974
Succeeded by
Guy Innes-Ker
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