John Douglas may refer to:

Politics and war

John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie John Douglas, Lord of Balvenie (or Balveny, Balvany) (c. 1433–1463) was the youngest of the five Black Douglas brothers, who rebelled against King James II of Scotland. Biography Early life Balvenie was the son of James Douglas, 7th E ...

(c. 1433–1463), Scottish soldier *

John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton died 9 September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden. Life He was the son of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Princess Joan Stewart, Countess of Morton, daughter of James I of Scotland by his wife Lady Joan Be ...

(died 1513), Scottish nobleman *

John Douglas Sr. John Douglas, often spelled Douglass in early Maryland records, was born in Scotland c. 1636, probably at his father's estate of Blythswood near Glasgow. He emigrated to Maryland in c. 1654, during the English Civil War. His father, Sir Robert Do ...

(1636–?), politician in Maryland *

John Douglas of Broughton Hon. John Douglas of Broughton (''c.'' 1698 – 16 March 1732) of Broughton, Peebles, was a Scottish politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1722 to 1732. Douglas was the second son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of March and his w ...

(c. 1698–1732), Member of Parliament for Peebleshire 1722–32 * Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet, of Kelhead (c. 1708–1778), Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire, 1741–47 *

John Erskine Douglas Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral John Erskine Douglas (c. 1758 – 25 July 1847) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who served in a number of vessels and participated at the destruction of the French ship of t ...

(c. 1758–1847), Royal Navy admiral *

John Douglas (Royal Marines officer) Sir John Douglas (died 4 March 1814) was a British officer of the Royal Marines who, with his wife Charlotte, Lady Douglas, was involved in a scandal regarding an allegedly illegitimate child born to the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick. ...

(died 1814), British officer involved in a scandal regarding an allegedly illegitimate child born to the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick *

John Douglas (died 1838) John Douglas (1 February 1774 – 31 July 1838) was an English Tory politician. He was the son of Thomas Douglas of Grantham, a wealthy landowner, and Harriot Lucke. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Orford 1818 - April 1821 and for Minehe ...

(1774–1838), Tory politician, Member of Parliament for Orford 1818–21 and for Minehead 1822–26 *

John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (1779 – 19 December 1856), styled Lord John Douglas from May to December 1837, was a Scottish Whig politician. Early life Queensberry was the son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (died 16 May 178 ...

(1779–1856), Scottish Whig politician *

John Douglas (British Army officer) General Sir John Douglas of Glenfinart (7 July 1817 – 8 September 1888) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Born the son of Lieutenant General Sir Neil Douglas, Douglas was commissioned in 183 ...

(1817–1888), British general * John Douglas (Connecticut politician), member of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut in 1669–70 *

John Douglas (Queensland politician) John Douglas (6 March 1828 – 23 July 1904) was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland. Early life Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and his wife Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of the Earl ...

(1828–1904), Premier of Queensland *

John Douglas (colonial administrator) Sir John Douglas (5 December 1836 – 22 August 1885) was the Irish-born son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (1795–1862) and Marianne Bullock. Career Douglas was in the Civil Service of Mauritius 1859–1869 when he transferred to C ...

(1835–1885), Irish governor of Ceylon * John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (1844–1900), Scottish nobleman *

John Carey Douglas John Carey Douglas (July 14, 1874 – December 10, 1926) was a Canadian politician. Born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, the son of John and Ann (Carey) Douglas, Douglas was educated in public schools, in Stellarton, at Pictou Academy and Moun ...

(1874–1926), politician in Nova Scotia, Canada * John Henry Douglas (1851–1930), politician in Ontario, Canada *

John Taylor Douglas John Taylor Douglas (October 28, 1892 – February 19, 1976) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Rosetown from 1944 to 1960 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ( ...

(1892–1976), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada *

John Douglas (Irish politician) John Harold Douglas (29 April 1912 – 1982) was an Irish politician and an independent member of Seanad Éireann. He was nominated by the Taoiseach to the 8th Seanad on 1 October 1954, replacing his deceased father James G. Douglas. Douglas w ...

(1912–1982), senator 1954–57 *

John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton John Charles Sholto Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton (19 March 1927 – 5 March 2016) was a Scottish hereditary peer, peer and landowner. Douglas was the son of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas and Florence Timson, daughter of Edith Theodosia Glyn ...

(1927–2016), Scottish peer and landowner *

John St Leger Douglas John St. Leger Douglas ( – 23 May 1783) was an 18th-century member of the House of Commons of Great Britain. He owned Springfield Place, near Chelmsford, Essex. Early life and education Douglas was the eldest son of John St. Leger Douglas, a W ...

, British member of parliament for Weobley

Religion

John Douglas (archbishop of St Andrews) John Douglas (c. 1500 – 1574) was Protestant Archbishop of St. Andrews from 1571 to 1574. As was tradition from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, the Archbishop also took on the role of Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, as ...

(1494–1574), Scottish archbishop and Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews * John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) (1721–1807), Scottish bishop and literary critic *

John Waldo Douglas John Waldo Douglas (April 14, 1818 – September 24, 1883) was an American Presbyterian minister. Douglas was born in Trenton, N. Y., April 14, 1818. Douglas graduated from Yale College in 1840. He taught school for a time in the South, and in ...

(1818–1883), American minister *

John Albert Douglas John Albert Douglas (21 September 1868 – 3 July 1956) was a priest of the Church of England and a major figure in Anglican–Orthodox relations in the 20th century. Douglas was a member of the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association and the Fe ...

(1868–1956), Church of England priest

Sport

* Johnny Douglas (1882–1930), English cricket captain and 1908 Olympic middleweight boxing champion *

John Douglas (baseball) John Franklin Douglas (September 14, 1917 – February 11, 1984) 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 M ...

(1917–1984), American baseball player *

John Douglas (boxer) John Douglas (born 27 March 1971) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2010. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Douglas lost his first professional fight in ...

(born 1971), Guyanese boxer *

John Douglas (rugby union) John Douglas (born 18 December 1934, Woolwich) was a Scottish international rugby player. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh and first played rugby for the school XV. During his National Service he played for the B.A.O. ...

(born 1934), Scottish international rugby player *

John Douglas (fencer) John Douglas (born 7 May 1943) is an Australian fencer. He competed in the team foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet ...

(born 1943), Australian Olympic fencer *

John Douglas (defensive back) John Henry Douglas (January 12, 1945 – September 25, 2011) was an American football defensive back who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round ...

(1945–2005), American football player *

John Douglas (linebacker) John Louis Douglas (born September 6, 1945) is a former American football linebacker who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was also a member of The Hawaiians of the World Football League. He played coll ...

(born 1945), American football player * John Douglas (sportsman) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer and cricketer * John Douglas (basketball) (born 1956), American basketball player * John Douglas (footballer) (born 1961), English footballer *

Jon Douglas Jon Alexander "Jack" Douglas (September 10, 1936 – July 27, 2010) was an amateur American tennis player and college football quarterback. Early life Douglas was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the only child of Dortha and Gordon Douglas. In 1 ...

(1936–2010), American tennis and American football player

Other

John Douglas (lithotomist) John Douglas (died 25 June 1743) was an eminent lithotomist. He was born one of the seven sons of William Douglas (d. 1705) of Baads, Edinburgh and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre, and brother of Dr James Douglas, physic ...

(died 1743), Scottish surgeon * John Douglas (Scottish architect) (c. 1709–1778) *

John William Douglas John William Douglas (15 November 1814 – 28 July 1905) was an English entomologist, chiefly interested in microlepidoptera. He was popularly known as "Jolly" Douglas for his ability to produce jocular doggerel in the style of Longfellow's ''Hi ...

(1814–1905), English entomologist * John Douglas (English architect) (1830–1911), British architect * Johnny Douglas (conductor) (1920–2003), English composer, musical director and string arranger * John W. Douglas (1921–2010), American attorney and civil rights advocate *

John E. Douglas John Edward Douglas (born ) is an American retired special agent and unit chief in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was one of the first criminal profilers and has written books on criminal psychology. Early life a ...

(born 1945), FBI criminal profiler *

John Douglas (conductor) John Douglas (3 June 1956 – 12 July 2010) 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 1 ...

(1956–2010), American conductor *

John Primrose Douglas Major-General John Primrose Douglas CB OBE (22 February 1908 – 4 September 1975), was Honorary Surgeon to the Queen. Commissioned a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C. in April 1933, his first posting overseas was to Gibraltar, 1934–39, during the ...

, honorary surgeon to the Queen

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