Henry Alexander Douglas | |
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Bishop of Bombay | |
In office 1869–1875 | |
Preceded by | John Harding |
Succeeded by | Louis George Mylne |
Dean of Cape Town | |
In office 1866–1869 | |
Preceded by | William Newman |
Succeeded by | Charles Barnett-Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Alexander Douglas 21 February 1821 |
Died | 13 December 1875 | (aged 54)
Spouse |
Eliza Hoskins
(after 1849) |
Relations |
John Douglas (brother) Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (grandfather) Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle) John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle) |
Education | Sherborne School |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Henry Alexander Douglas (22 February 1821 – 13 December 1875) [1] was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875. [2]
Born into a noble family [3] he was a son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Lockerbie and Elizabeth Dalzell, who both died in 1837. Among his siblings were John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland and Robert Johnstone-Douglas (father of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas). His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, and was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquesses of Queensberry. [4]
Douglas was educated at Sherborne and Balliol College, Oxford. [5]
He was Vicar of Abbotsley (1849-55), then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman". [1] He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously.[ clarification needed] [6]
His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke. [4]
On 20 November 1849, Douglas married Eliza Hoskins, daughter of James Hoskins. Together, they were the parents of: [4]
Douglas died on 13 December 1875 at age 54. [4]
Henry Alexander Douglas | |
---|---|
Bishop of Bombay | |
In office 1869–1875 | |
Preceded by | John Harding |
Succeeded by | Louis George Mylne |
Dean of Cape Town | |
In office 1866–1869 | |
Preceded by | William Newman |
Succeeded by | Charles Barnett-Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Alexander Douglas 21 February 1821 |
Died | 13 December 1875 | (aged 54)
Spouse |
Eliza Hoskins
(after 1849) |
Relations |
John Douglas (brother) Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (grandfather) Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle) John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle) |
Education | Sherborne School |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Henry Alexander Douglas (22 February 1821 – 13 December 1875) [1] was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875. [2]
Born into a noble family [3] he was a son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Lockerbie and Elizabeth Dalzell, who both died in 1837. Among his siblings were John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland and Robert Johnstone-Douglas (father of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas). His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, and was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquesses of Queensberry. [4]
Douglas was educated at Sherborne and Balliol College, Oxford. [5]
He was Vicar of Abbotsley (1849-55), then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman". [1] He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously.[ clarification needed] [6]
His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke. [4]
On 20 November 1849, Douglas married Eliza Hoskins, daughter of James Hoskins. Together, they were the parents of: [4]
Douglas died on 13 December 1875 at age 54. [4]