John Douglas (colonial administrator)

Irish colonial administrator

Sir John Douglas

KCMG

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(1885-08-22) (aged 48)
British Ceylon
Resting place| St Paul's Church, Kandy, British Ceylon
Spouse| Alice Anne Claughton
Parents|

* Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (father)
* Marianne Bullock (mother)

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

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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

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Douglas was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 1883 Birthday Honours.[5]

## Family

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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

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Sir John Douglas died in Ceylon on 23 August 1885 and was buried at St Paul's Church, Kandy.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain
2. ^ "Friday, 18th February". The Straits Times. 19 February 1876. p. 4.
3. ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 17 August 1878. p. 3.
4. ^ Edward Walford. The county families of the United Kingdom
5. ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 8 June 1883. p. 2.
6. ^ a b Morning Post, 26 August 1885, p. 5.

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Preceded by

Charles J. Irving (Acting)

|  3rd Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
1876–1878  | Succeeded by

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith

Preceded by

James Robert Longden

|  Governor of British Ceylon
1883  | Succeeded by

Arthur Hamilton-Gordon

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Preceded by

R. J. Callander

|  Accountant General and Controller of Revenue
1870–1876  | Succeeded by

C. A. D. Barclay

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