John Douglas (colonial administrator)
Sir John Douglas | |
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| Acting Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 10 July 1883 – 3 December 1883 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | James Robert Longden |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Hamilton-Gordon |
| 3rd Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 17 February 1876 – 17 August 1878 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Governor | Sir William Jervois William C. F. Robinson |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Irving (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Cecil Clementi Smith |
| 16th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue | |
| In office 10 March 1870 – 16 June 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Robert John Callander |
| Succeeded by | C. A. D. Barclay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1836 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 22 August 1885 (aged 48) British Ceylon |
| Resting place | St Paul's Church, Kandy, British Ceylon |
| Spouse | Alice Anne Claughton |
| Parents |
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Sir John Douglas KCMG (5 December 1836 – 22 August 1885) was the Irish-born son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (1795–1862) and Marianne Bullock.[1]
Career
Douglas was in the Civil Service of Mauritius 1859–1869 when he transferred to Ceylon where he was Auditor-General between 1869 and 1876. He became Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements on 17 February 1876[2] – 17 August 1878[3] before returning to Ceylon as Lieut.-Governor and Colonial Secretary, 1878–1880. He was appointed Acting Governor, 10 July 1883 – 3 December 1883.[4]
Honours
Douglas was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1883 Birthday Honours.[5]
Family
Douglas had married, in 1871, Alice Anne, daughter of Right Rev. Piers Calveley Claughton (d. 1884), Bishop of Colombo, Ceylon. They had five children.[6]
Death
Sir John Douglas died in Ceylon on 23 August 1885 and was buried at St Paul's Church, Kandy.[6]
References
- ^ Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain
- ^ "Friday, 18th February". The Straits Times. 19 February 1876. p. 4.
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 17 August 1878. p. 3.
- ^ Edward Walford. The county families of the United Kingdom
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 8 June 1883. p. 2.
- ^ a b Morning Post, 26 August 1885, p. 5.