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He was the 11th Marquess of Queensbury (1896–1954). John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry was the one who caused Oscar Wilde's terrible downfall. It is a terrible shame that the name Queensberry is forever connected with homophobia. I adore the spats (probably incorrect nomenclature for it).

Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas was born 17 Jan 1896, son of Percy Sholto Douglas (10th Marquess of Queensberry) and Anna Maria (nee Walters). He had an older sister, Lady Dorothy, b. 1894, and a younger brother, Lord Cecil, b. 1898. His mother died 25 Apr 1917. He was Commissioned into the Black Watch in January 1915 at the age of 19, and was married to his first wife, (of three, by whom he had a total of 4 children), Irene Clarice Richards, in December 1917. It was his grandfather, John Sholto Douglas, (who died when Francis was aged 4), who was arrested when he was so unwisely sued for criminal libel by Oscar Wilde in 1895, over the 41-year-old Wilde's relationship with John's 25-year-old son Alfred, (Percy's brother, and uncle of Francis), who in 1902 married Olive Eleanor Custance. John Sholto Douglas as 9th Marquess is recalled as the man who formally endorsed the rules codified by J G Chambers for the sport of amateur boxing. These quickly became adopted across the United Kingdom as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, and synonymous with fair play in sport.//

stunting shot

From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Douglas,_11th_Marquess_of_Q... Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas (17 Jan 1896-27 Apr 1954) was the 11th Marquess of Queensberry. He was a Scottish representative peer in the 1920s. His parents were Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry and Anna Maria Walters (1866-1917). He married his first wife, Irene Clarice Richards, on 4 December 1917. [Divorced 1925 according to www.thepeerage.com thepeerage.com/p2067.htm] His second wife was Cathleen Sabine Mann, daughter of portrait artist Harrington Mann(married 18 March 1926, divorced 1946). His third wife was Muriel Beatrice Margaret Rowe-Thornett (widow of Albert Sidney Gore-Chunn) whom he married in 1947 in Westminster. (www.ancestry.co.uk Marriage Indexes) National Probate Calendar records his death as 27 Apr 1954 at The Grand Hotel, Folkestone, Kent. Probate granted to his widow. Effects £2521 8s 3d.

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Super picture. For once, this service dress looks 'used' - creases on a pocket and on the sleeve; bulging right pocket (who knows what!). His tie looks a bit rough, too. Either his batman has let him down, or he has just come inside for a photograph, after a morning's hack. Nice picture. Interesting story.

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers. Not 9th Battalion.

Later Sir Charles Wilfrid Bennett, Baronet Kirklington, (15 Mar 1898 - 25 Apr 1952), son of Sir Albert James Bennett, 1st Bt., MP (1872-1945) and Caroline Carleton Backus. 'Wilfrid' Bennett married Agnes Marion Somervell, daughter of James Somervell, on 3 June 1927. They had two children: A daughter Anne Bennett b. 7 Oct 1928; and a son, Ronald Wilfrid Murdoch Bennett, later 3rd Bt, b. 25 Mar 1930. He received the Territorial Decoration for his Territorial service. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. After the First World War he was admitted to Inner Temple in 1924 and was entitled to practice as a Barrister-at-Law. He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Bennett, of Kirklington, Nottingham on 14 December 1945. He held the office of Metropolitan Police Court Magistrate between 1946 and 1952.//

Superb capture. Have a good day

Nice shot