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]
Early life
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]
Career
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.[6]
His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.[4]
Personal life
On 20 November 1849, Douglas married Eliza Hoskins, daughter of James Hoskins. Together, they were the parents of:[4]
- Margaret Douglas (c. 1854–1943), who died unmarried.[4]
- Catherine Mary Grey Douglas (c. 1857–1942), who married the Rev. Francis Ainger in 1894.[4]
- Archibald Charles Douglas (1861–1939), who married Betty McClelland, a daughter of Andrew Simpson McClelland, in 1896.[4]
- Katherine Helen Douglas (1864–1953), who died unmarried.[4]
Douglas died on 13 December 1875 at age 54.[4]
References
- 1 2 The Times, Friday, 17 December 1875; pg. 5; Issue 28501; col G The Late Bishop Of Bombay.-The late Right Rev HA Douglas
- ↑ Chatterton, Eyre (1924). A History of the Church of England in India: Since the Early Days of the East India Company. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- ↑ Noble provenance
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3236.
- ↑ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Douglas, Henry Alexander (1861). Sermons delivered by the Right Rev. Henry Alexander Douglas, Bishop of Bombay. Darnell and Murray.