John Douglas
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Politics and war:
- John Douglas (governor)John Douglas (governor)Sir John Douglas KCMG, born 1835 in Ireland, was the son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas and Marianne Bullock.He was in the Civil Service of Mauritius 1859-1869 when he tranferred to Ceylon where he was Auditor-General between 1869-1876...
(born 1835), Governor of Ceylon - John Douglas (Irish politician)John Douglas (Irish politician)John Harold Douglas was a member of Seanad Éireann. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 8th Seanad on 1 October 1954, replacing his late father James G. Douglas....
(1912–82), senator 1954–7 - John Douglas (Queensland politician)John Douglas (Queensland politician)John Douglas CMG was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and his wife Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of the Earl of Carnwarth...
(1828–1904), Premier of Queensland - John Douglas, 2nd Earl of MortonJohn Douglas, 2nd Earl of MortonJohn Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan of Scotland, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Beaufort. He became earl in 1493, upon his father's death...
(died 1513), Scottish nobleman - John Douglas, Lord of BalvenieJohn Douglas, Lord of BalvenieJohn Douglas, Lord of Balvenie was the youngest of the five formidable Black Douglas brothers, who clashed with King James II of Scotland.-Early life:...
(1433–1463), Scottish soldier - John Douglas, 7th Marquess of QueensberryJohn Douglas, 7th Marquess of QueensberryJohn Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry , styled Lord John Douglas from May to December 1837, was a Scottish Whig politician....
(1779–1856), Scottish Whig politician - John Douglas, 21st Earl of MortonJohn Douglas, 21st Earl of MortonJohn Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton is a Scottish peer and landowner.Douglas was educated at Bryanston School and Canford School. He succeeded to the earldom in 1976, upon the death of his first cousin, the 20th Earl...
(born 1927), Scottish peer and landowner - John Carey DouglasJohn Carey DouglasJohn Carey Douglas was a Canadian politician.Born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Ann Douglas, Douglas was educated in public schools, in Stellarton, at Pictou Academy and Mount Allison University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897 and a Master of Arts in 1909...
(1874–1926), Canadian politician - John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758–1847), Royal Navy admiral
- John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman
Religion:
- John Douglas (archbishop of St Andrews) (1494–1574), Scottish archbishop and Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews
- John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) (1721–1807), Scottish bishop and literary critic
Sport:
- John Douglas (baseball)John Douglas (baseball)John Franklin Douglas was an American first baseman in major league baseball who played five games during the 1945 season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Thayer, West Virginia, he died at age 66 in Miami, Florida....
(1917–1984), MLB first baseman - John Douglas (fencer)John Douglas (fencer)John Douglas is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(born 1943), Australian Olympic fencer - John Douglas (sportsman)John Douglas (sportsman)John Raymond Douglas is a former Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with North Melbourne during the 1970s and first-class cricket for Victoria....
(born 1951), Australian rules footballer and cricketer - John D. DouglasJohn D. DouglasJohn David Douglas is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association...
, basketball player - Johnny DouglasJohnny DouglasJohn "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas was a cricketer who was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer.-Early life:...
(1882–1930), English cricket captain and 1908 Olympic boxing champion - John Douglas (boxer), ABA Middleweight Champion
Other:
- John Douglas (architect)John Douglas (architect)John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
(1830–1911), British architect - John Douglas (conductor)John Douglas (conductor)John Douglas was an American conductor, voice teacher, vocal coach, and accompanist.-Life and career:Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Douglas graduated from Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Kentucky in 1973...
(1956–2010), American conductor - John Douglas (lithotomist)John Douglas (lithotomist)John Douglas, an eminent lithotomist, one of the seven sons of William Douglas and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre, and brother of Dr James Douglas, physician to the Queen...
(died 1759), surgeon - John E. DouglasJohn E. DouglasJohn Edward Douglas , is a former special agent with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation , one of the first criminal profilers, and criminal psychology author.-Early life:...
(born 1945), FBI criminal profilers - John William DouglasJohn William DouglasJohn William Douglas was an English entomologist, chiefly interested in microlepidopteraJohn William Douglas was born 1814 in Putney. He became interested in insects whilst working at Kew Gardens and published many papers and books on entomology...
(1814–1905), English entomologist
See also
- Jack Douglas (disambiguation)
- John Douglass (disambiguation)
- Jon DouglasJon DouglasJon Alexander "Jack" Douglas was a professional American tennis player and college football quarterback.-Early life:...
(1936–2010), American tennis and American football player - Jonathan Douglas (disambiguation)Jonathan Douglas (disambiguation)Jonathan Douglas is Irish footballerJonathan Douglas may refer to:*Jonathon Douglass, Christian musician*Jon Douglas , American tennis player and American football quarterbacker...