Marquis of queensbury biography

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John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July – 31 January ), was a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the See more.


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The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping establish the rules for modern-day boxing.
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He was succeeded as ninth marquis by his eldest surviving son, Percy Sholto Douglas.