John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
Scottish noble (1844-1900) · Writers · Died at 55
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The Douglas Mausoleum outside Cummertrees Parish Church in Dumfries and Galloway, traditional burial place of the Marquesses of Queensberry
1877 caricature of Queensberry in Vanity Fair. Caption reads: "a good light weight".
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1896)
The card which was the basis of the lawsuit.
Gravestone of John Sholto Douglas at Gooley Hill, Kinmount HouseAwards
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John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.
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