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Robert Douglas (Governor)
Robert Douglas may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Langton Douglas (1864–1951), British art critic and director of the National Gallery of Ireland * Robert Douglas (actor) (1909–1999), British actor * Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 1973), Icelandic film director Military * Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge (1611–1662), Scottish-born field-marshal in the Swedish army * Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Baronet (died 1692), Scottish soldier * Robert Douglas (1727–1809), career soldier, field marshal of the Netherlands * Robert Percy Douglas (1805–1891), British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey * Robert Douglas (Royal Navy officer) (1829–1910), British admiral Politics and law * Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven (died 1547), Scottish courtier and landowner * Robert Douglas, Provost of Lincluden (died 1609), Scottish landowner, courtier, and administrator * Robert Douglas, 1st Viscount of Belhaven (1573–1639), Scottish courtier * Robert Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Langton Douglas
Robert Langton Douglas (1864–1951) was a British art critic, lecturer, and author, and director of the National Gallery of Ireland. Biography Douglas was born in Davenham, Cheshire, and educated at New College, Oxford. He was for years a University Extension lecturer, and for a time was in holy orders in the Church of England. From 1895 to 1900 he resided in Italy. While a chaplain there, he wrote a monograph on Fra Angelico in consultation with various scholars, including Bernard Berenson. He relinquished his church appointment in 1900 to become professor of Modern History at the University of Adelaide, Australia, then returned to Italy in 1901 where he wrote ''A History of Siena''. He lectured on art at the Royal Institution and the Society of Arts, was made dean of the faculty of arts in 1901, and contributed to many magazines and reviews. At age 50, in 1914, Douglas enlisted in the British Army for World War I, and rose from private to staff captain and a position with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Albert Douglas
Robert Albert Douglas (June 22, 1887 – January 4, 1959) was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born in Alma, Nova Scotia, the son of John Alexander Douglas and Mary L. Henderson. He married Isa Christine Read. Douglas served on the municipal council for Pictou County from 1922 to 1931. He lived in New Glasgow New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait. The town's population was 9,075 .... References * ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1887 births 1959 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Nova Scotia municipal councillors {{Progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Douglas
Robert Edward Douglas (born March 27, 1942) is a retired American freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed as a featherweight at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and placed fourth in 1964. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1966 and 1970 world championships, respectively, and retired later in 1970. After that Douglas coached several U.S Olympic teams, is one of only four collegiate coaches to win more than 400 dual meets, and he won an NCAA team national title at Arizona State. His coaching accomplishments include: 13 NCAA champions, 110 All-America performances, and 68 conference titles. Douglas added to his legacy by coaching Cael Sanderson to a gold medal in the 185-pound weight class at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Douglas was named the 2004 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. In January 2005, Douglas was honored with the Edward Clark Gallagher Award, which is presented annually to the Oklahoma State University wrestling alumnus who exemplifies the spiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Douglas
Robert L. Douglas (b. (St. Kitts) November 4, 1882 – d. (unknown) July 16, 1979) was the founder of the New York Renaissance basketball team, the first fully all-black professional black-owned basketball team. Career Nicknamed the "Father of Black Professional Basketball", Douglas owned and coached the Rens from 1923 to 1949, guiding them to a 2,318-381 record (.859). The Rens barnstormed throughout the United States, mostly in the Midwest, and played any team that would schedule them, black or white. Traveling as far as 200 miles for a game, they often slept on the bus and ate cold meals; they were barred from many hotels and restaurants by Jim Crow laws and norms of racial discrimination which prevailed in the northern United States at the time. The Rens soon became a dominant team, winning as many as 88 consecutive games during the 1932–33 season. In the twenties and early thirties, their matches with the Original Celtics were basketball's greatest gate attractio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Waite Douglas
Robert Waite Douglas ( – ), known professionally as R. W. Douglas, was a Canadian librarian, bibliophile, editor, literary agent, author, and public speaker who served as Vancouver, British Columbia's chief librarian from 1911 to 1924 and as the first president of the British Columbia Library Association. Under his direction, the Vancouver Public Library grew greatly in size, its circulation increased and a number of rare books were added to its collection as he worked to make the Vancouver Library one of the "finest libraries on the continent." Early life Douglas was born in 1854 in New Durham, Ontario, the son of Alex and Elizabeth Douglas. He developed a love for reading at a young age. After he had consumed the available reading material at his family's home, he spent his spare time hunting muskrats for pelts which he sold to buy books. He received a high school education in nearby Brant, Ontario. Intending to matriculate at the University of Toronto, Douglas pursued f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kennaway Douglas
Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas (23 August 1838 – 20 May 1913) was a British oriental scholar. Life He was born at Larkbeare House, Talaton, Devon on 23 August 1838, the fourth son of the Rev. Philip William Douglas. His father was appointed to the Chapel of ease at Escot, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, by Sir John Kennaway, Bart. His paternal grandfather was Dr. Philip Douglas, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Douglas attended Blandford Grammar School. Douglas was in China with the consular service, from 1858 to 1865. He then became Professor of Chinese at King's College, London. He was vice president of the Royal Asiatic Society, and the first Keeper of the British Museum's new Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts when it was created in 1892. He was knighted in 1903 and died a decade later, on 20 May 1913. Works Douglas wrote books on China, including: * ''Catalogue of Japanese Printed Books and Manuscripts in the Library of the British Museum'', Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Douglas (bishop)
Robert Douglas (c.1630–1716) was a 17th and early 18th Church of Scotland minister who rose to be Protestant Bishop of Dunblane. Life He was the son of Robert Douglas of Nether Kilmonth, and grandson of James Douglas of Glenbervie, both relatives of the Earls of Angus. He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1647, before beginning life as a preacher around 1650. He became the minister of Laurencekirk in the Mearns in January 1657, then Bothwell in 1665 and Renfrew in 1669. After the Restoration, King Charles II presented him to the parsonage of Hamilton, a position which came with the deanery of Glasgow. In 1682 he became Bishop of Brechin, holding that bishopric for two years before being translated to the Bishop of Dunblane in August 1684. Douglas was Bishop of Dunblane until the abolition of Episcopacy in Scotland following the Revolution which then deprived Douglas and all other Scottish bishops of their sees. He died on 22 April 1716 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet
Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, 6th Baronet (1694 – 24 April 1770) was a notable genealogist responsible for one of the major works on Scottish families, ''The Baronage of Scotland''. Works No substantive Scottish peerage had appeared since George Crawfurd's in 1716. In 1764, Douglas published the volume, ''The Peerage of Scotland'';'The Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom from their origin to the present generation; collected from the public records and ancient chartularies of this nation, the charters and other writings, and the works of our best historians. Illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Douglas, Esq.' with a dedication to the Earl of Morton and a list of subscribers prefixed. In his preface Douglas stated that he had sent for corrections and additions a manuscript copy of each account of a peerage to the contemporary holder of it. There are references in the margin to the manuscript and other aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Douglas (minister)
Robert Douglas (1594–1674) was the only minister of the Church of Scotland to be Moderator of the General Assembly five times. Robert Douglas was son of Robert Douglas, an illegitimate son of Sir George Douglas of Lochleven, brother of William, fifth Earl of Morton. He was educated at University of St Andrews, graduating with an M.A. in 1614. He was licensed as a church minister about 1617. Almost immediately afterwards he was engaged as chaplain to one of the brigades of Scottish auxiliaries co-operating with Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years' War. During that period he is said to have had no other book to read but the Bible, and committed nearly the whole of it to memory. Returning to Scotland he became "second charge" minister of Kirkcaldy Parish Church, in 1628. He was a member of the General Assembly in 1638, and was translated, in 1639 to the Second Charge of St Giles in Edinburgh. In 1641 he was moved to the Tolbooth Parish (still within St Giles). He was Moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Douglas
Robert "Rob" Douglas (born 1971) is an American professional sailor known for using a kiteboard in speed sailing records attempts. In 2008 Douglas broke the world speed sailing record on a kiteboard, hitting a top speed of 49.84 knots. Douglas again became the holder of the speed record in October 2010 when he was clocked at 55.65 knots. Biography Early years Rob Douglas was born June 16, 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA to a family which operated a sailing business."ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Awards: Rob Douglas (USA)," International Sailing Federation, www.sailing.org/ Speed sailing record holder In 2008, Douglas became the first person to set an outright world speed sailing record aboard a kite board, hitting a speed of 49.84 nautical miles per hour.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rab Douglas
Robert James Douglas (born 24 April 1972) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current coach for Arbroath who played as a goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, including Livingston, Dundee, Celtic, Leicester City and Forfar Athletic. Douglas was part of the Celtic side that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, under the management of Martin O'Neill. He also represented Scotland at international level, playing 19 times between 2002 and 2005. In 2017, Douglas was inducted into the Dundee FC Hall of Fame. Playing career Meadowbank Thistle and Livingston Douglas was born in Lanark. He began his professional career in 1993 when he signed for Scottish Second Division side Meadowbank Thistle. Meadowbank Thistle were relegated to the Third Division at the end of 1993–94, and in 1995 relocated to Livingston and changed their name accordingly. By this time, Douglas had become their first-choice goalkeeper. The re-branded club had a successful first season and won promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Douglas (American Football)
Robert Edward Douglas II (born July 25, 1982) is a former American football fullback who played for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Memphis. Professional career Douglas was not selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. The Tennessee Titans signed him as a free agent on April 27, 2005, and to the practice squad on September 4, 2005. Douglas missed training camp due to an injury. The Titans waived Douglas on November 1, 2005. On December 20, 2005, Douglas signed with the Houston Texans practice squad. On January 12, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Douglas to a future/reserve contract. The team waived Douglas on July 24, 2006, to make room on the roster to sign quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. The New York Giants signed Douglas on August 15, 2006, then waived him on August 28. Douglas then signed with the Houston Texans and was on the practice squad until being waived on September 12, 2006. Douglas then signed with AFL t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
