Henry Alexander Douglas (22 February 1821 – 13 December 1875)

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, Friday, 17 December 1875; pg. 5; Issue 28501; col G ''The Late Bishop Of Bombay.-The late Right Rev HA Douglas'' was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875.

Early life

Born into a noble family he was a son of Henry Alexander Douglas of

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and Elizabeth Dalzell, who both died in 1837. Among his siblings were John Douglas, 7th

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and Robert Johnstone-Douglas (father of

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). His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, and was a brother of the sixth and

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Marquesses of Queensberry. Douglas was educated at

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and

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Career

He was

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before his elevation to the

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, he was a "moderate high churchman". He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously. His successor as

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was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.

Personal life

On 20 November 1849, Douglas married Eliza Hoskins, daughter of James Hoskins. Together, they were the parents of: * Margaret Douglas (–1943), who died unmarried. * Catherine Mary Grey Douglas (–1942), who married the Rev. Francis Ainger in 1894. * Archibald Charles Douglas (1861–1939), who married Betty McClelland, a daughter of Andrew Simpson McClelland, in 1896. * Katherine Helen Douglas (1864–1953), who died unmarried. Douglas died on 13 December 1875 at age 54.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3236.

References

1821 births 1875 deaths People educated at Sherborne School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Anglican bishops of Bombay Deans of Cape Town {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub