Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch KT FRS (11 January 1694/95 - 22 April 1751) was a Scottish nobleman. James VII ordained the modern Order. ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ...

He was the son of Sir James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (son of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch) and Lady Henrietta Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester. He was baptised on 20 January 1694/95 in St. James' Church, Westminster. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649–July 15, 1685) recognised by some as James II of England and James VII of Scotland, was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the son of Charles II and... Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (February 11, 1651–February 6, 1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. ... Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (March, 1641 - May 2, 1711), was an English statesman and writer. ...

He married, firstly, Lady Jane Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and Mary Boyle, on 5 April 1720 in Earl of Rochester's House, Privy Gardens, Whitehall. They had one son, Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1720/21 - 1750). Lady Jane died in 1729 and is buried at Dalkeith Castle. James Douglas (18 December 1662-6 July 1711), 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover was a Scottish nobleman. ... Dalkeith Palace in January 2004 Dalkeith Palace in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, is the former seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. ...

He married, secondly, Alice Powell, daughter of Joseph Powell, on 4 September 1744 in St. George's Chapel, Mayfair, London, England.

He held the office of Grand Master of Freemasons in 1723/24 and was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) on 12 March 1723/24. The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ...

He was invested as a Knight of the Thistle on 2 February 1725. James VII ordained the modern Order. ...

He succeeded to his grandmother's titles as 6th Lord Scott of Buccleuch, 5th Baron Scott of Quhitchester and Eskdaill, 2nd Earl of Dalkeith, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch, 5th Earl of Buccleuch and 2nd Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale on 6 February 1731/32.

He was a Scottish representative peer from 1734 to 1741. In the United Kingdom, representative peers were individuals elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to represent them in the British House of Lords. ...

He also succeeded to the titles of 2nd Earl of Doncaster and 2nd Baron Scott of Tindall in the Peerage of England on 22 March 1742/43. These were subsidiary titles of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth restored by an Act of Parliament. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649–July 15, 1685) recognised by some as James II of England and James VII of Scotland, was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the son of Charles II and...

He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by Oxford University on 18 April 1745. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

He was buried on 26 April 1751 in Eton College Chapel. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known independent school for boys. ...

According to his will, he had six children by a Mrs. Sarah Atkinson. He also appears to have had a son and three daughters by an Elizabeth Jenkins. Lady Louisa Stuart called him "a man of mean understanding and meaner habits," and added that after his first wife's death "he plunged into such low amours, and lived so entirely with the lowest company, that his person was scarcely known to his equals, and his character fell into utter contempt."