Lord Henry Scott

Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott
Born	Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died	April 19, 1945(1945-04-19) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)	British Army officer, cricketer, banker, justice of the peace
Known for	Scottish first-class cricketer; British Army officer; founder of Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

Lord Henry Francis Montagu-Douglas Scott (15 January 1868 – 19 April 1945) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and an officer in the British Army.

Born at Bowhill, Selkirkshire, in January 1868, he was the fourth son of William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch. He received his education at Eton College followed by Christ Church, Oxford. In 1891, Scott participated in one first-class cricket match representing H. Philipson's XI against Oxford University, where he accumulated a total of 25 runs over two innings.

Following his time at Oxford, Scott was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the part-time 3rd (Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia) Battalion of the Royal Scots, a regiment linked to his family. He advanced to lieutenant in 1888 and achieved the rank of captain by 1890. During the Second Boer War, he rose to major and was awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in 1905 upon assuming command of the battalion. After stepping down from command in 1912, he was named Honorary Colonel of the unit.

In the First World War, Scott received five mentions in dispatches. From September 1914, he led the 1st Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. Following its dissolution, he transferred to a service battalion within the Bedfordshire Regiment and subsequently joined the Labour Corps. He resigned his commission after the war with the substantive rank of colonel.

Scott established the Royal Scots Club Edinburgh in 1921 as a tribute to soldiers who had died in service, extending membership to individuals of all ranks. Since 1915, he held the ceremonial position of brigadier within the Royal Company of Archers. Additionally, he served as deputy-governor of the Bank of Scotland and acted as a justice of the peace for Dumfries-shire, Roxburghshire, and Berwickshire. He passed away unmarried in Melrose in April 1945.