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John Ker, third duke of Roxburghe
(1740-1804)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804
DNB:    Ker, John, third duke of Roxburghe (1740-1804), book collector
LBT ID: DuRoxbu3    VIAF ID: 16180570    LOC ID: n84193763		B/BAP:   1740-04-23
DIED:   1804-03-19
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The son of the second duke whom he succeeded in 1755; he was a notable book collector gathered the Roxburghe Ballads. The Roxburghe Club, formed in 1812, was named for him.
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