Douglas Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray
Douglas John Moray Stuart, 20th Earl of Moray ( born February 13, 1928 in Johannesburg, South Africa; † 23 September 2011) was a British peer and entrepreneur.
Life
Douglas John Moray Stuart was the son of Archibald John Morton Stuart, 19th Earl of Moray († 1974) and Mabel Helen Maud Wilson. He inherited the title of Earl of Moray in 1974, after the death of his father. Until 1974 he held the title Lord Duane.
He was the second oldest of four siblings; He had an older sister, Hermione, and two younger brothers, Charles and James. His father had a secluded ranch, Saas Poste, in the east of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, Bechuanaland Protectorate at that time, acquired in 1922, which he managed. His mother, Mabel Wilson, was the daughter of Benjamin " Matabele " Wilson, a researcher and early immigrants who had worked for Cecil Rhodes and a friend of Lobengula, the last king of the Matabele kingdom was.
Douglas John Moray Stuart grew up on the banks of the Limpopo River; the age of seven he was sent to a private school ( prep school ) to Johannesburg. He attended Hilton College, Hilton, in the province of Natal. After graduating there he returned to Scotland in 1945, in the home of his ancestors, back. From 1947, he studied history at Trinity College, University of Cambridge; In addition, he completed a course in real estate management at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. From military service exempted because of its South African birth, he joined then on the advice of his father in the family business. The company he led, together with his father, until his death in 1974.
Douglas John Moray Stuart was Director (Director) and Chairman ( Chairman ) of 1924, Moray Estates Development Company Limited, a major property management company for the preservation and promotion of the family property. He led the company that territorial possessions in Scotland, mainly conversed in Moray, Perthshire and Inverness-shire, a total of over 60 years. Moray business initially focused on the classic areas Letting of dwellings and farms, agriculture and forestry. Later he opened an extensive diversification, focused his company's interests on urban development, urban planning and construction. In the 1960s, the construction of the new town of Dalgety Bay belonged to the estate Donibristle in Fife, one of the outstanding projects of the family business. Moray also built a großanlegten golf course, Castle Stuart Golf Links; where the Scottish Open was held in 2011.
Only a few years before his death he had charge of the company to his son, John Douglas Stuart, Earl of Moray 21 passed.
Membership in the House of Lords
With the death of his father he inherited in 1974 his father's seat in the House of Lords. He was from March 1974 to November 1999 Member of the House of Lords. He lost his seat at the House of Lords Act 1999.
Private
Since 1952, Douglas Stuart lived on the family property, Doune Castle. In 1984 he was Doune Castle, which had been in Familienbeseitz since 1570 to the state. It is now managed by Historic Scotland, the competent authority of the Scottish Government for the preservation of historic buildings.
On January 27, 1964, he married Lady Malvina Dorothea Murray ( b. 1936 ), daughter of Mungo David Malcolm Murray, 7th Earl of Mansfield and Dorothea Helena Carnegie. The marriage had two children: a son, John Douglas (born 1966 ), now 21, Earl of Moray, and a daughter, Louisa.
Douglas Stuart died after a brief illness at the age of 83 years.
Trivia
He was enthusiastic about passionate for car racing. He had a special fondness for racing cars from the period before the Second World War. In 1968 he initiated the auto racing Doune Hill Climb. In 1970 he founded the Doune Motor Museum, which was closed in 1998. The Doune Hill Climb race will however continue to be conducted under the direction of Lothian Car Club.