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 British Ceylon | (aged 48)
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]
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]
Douglas was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1883 Birthday Honours. [5]
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]
Sir John Douglas died in Ceylon on 23 August 1885 and was buried at St Paul's Church, Kandy. [6]