Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss

[3] In 1810 he succeeded his second cousin twice removed William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March to the Earldom of March, as the lineal heir male of the aforementioned Lady Anne Douglas, sister of the first Earl of March.

In 1821 he was created Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords.

In 1830 he had the roof of Elcho Castle repaired.

of Walter Cambell of Shawfield & Islay and they had eight children:

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