John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry 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 downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde.
- Occupation
- poet, politician, boxer, military officer
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- July 20, 1844, 1844