Earls of Selkirk (1646)
- William Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk, jure uxoris 3rd Duke of Hamilton (1634–1694)
- Charles Douglas, 2nd Earl of Selkirk (1663–1739) (younger brother of 4th Duke)
- John Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Selkirk (1664–1744) (younger brother of 2nd Earl)
- Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (1722–1799) (grandson of younger brother of 3rd Earl) — see John Paul Jones
- Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771–1820) (son of 4th Earl)
- Dunbar James Douglas, 6th Earl of Selkirk (1809–1885) (son of 5th Earl)
- Charles George Hamilton, 7th Earl of Selkirk (1847–1886) (younger brother of 12th Duke of Hamilton)
- William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 8th Earl of Selkirk (1845–1895) (older brother of 7th Earl)
- Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Earl of Selkirk (1862–1940) (4th cousin of 12th Duke)
- George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1906–1994) (younger brother of the 14th Duke of Hamilton)
- James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 11th Earl of Selkirk (b. 1942) (younger brother of the 15th Duke of Hamilton; disclaimed 1994)
The heir apparent is Lord Selkirk's eldest son, John Andrew Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Daer (b. 1978).
Read more about this topic: Earl Of Selkirk
Famous quotes containing the word earls:
“If the Christ were content with humble toilers for disciples, that wasn’t good enough for our Bert. He wanted dukes’ half sisters and belted earls wiping his feet with their hair; grand apotheosis of the snob, to humiliate the objects of his own awe by making them venerate him.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)