Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch (1695–1751), became Patron of the Society in 1732.
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Born Walter Scott of Highchesters, he married his kinswoman Mary Scott, 3rd Countess of Buccleuch, daughter of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Leslie, on 9 February 1659 in Wemyss, Fife.