William Douglas may refer to:

Earls

of Douglas

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1323 – 1 May 1384) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, magnate, and head of the Black Douglas family. Under his leadership, the Black Douglases continued their climb to pre-eminence in Scottish politics ...

(c. 1327–1384), Scottish magnate *

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas William, 6th Earl of Douglas (c. 1424 – 24 November 1440) was a Scottish nobleman. In addition to his Earldom of Douglas, he was Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and ...

(c. 1424–1440), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425 – 22 February 1452) was a late Medieval Scottish nobleman, Lord of Galloway, and Lord of the Regality of Lauderdale, and the most powerful magnate in Southern Scotland. He was kil ...

(1425–1452), Scottish nobleman

of Angus

William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (24 February 1398 – October 1437) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. The son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Princess Mary of Scotland, he was a grandson of King Robert III. The story of Angus' ...

(c. 1398–1437), Scottish nobleman and soldier *

William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533 – 1 July 1591, at Glenbervie) was a Scottish nobleman and zealous supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Biography Douglas was the eldest son of Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt., by his spouse Agnes ...

(died 1591), Scottish nobleman and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots *

William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (15543 March 1611) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533–1591). He was a direct descendant of King James I through his paternal grandmother, Agnes Keith, a d ...

(1552–1611), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660) was a Scottish nobleman. Life Master of Angus William Douglas was the eldest son of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus and his Countess, Elizabeth Oliphant, elde ...

and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660), Scottish nobleman

of Morton

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland. Career Connections Sir William's half-brother from his mother's liaison with the k ...

(c. 1540–1606), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 – 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist. Life He was the son of Robert Douglas, Master of Morton, and Jean Lyon, daughter of ...

(1582–1648), Scottish nobleman

Lords of Douglas

William I, Lord of Douglas William of Douglas (died c. 1214) was a medieval nobleman living in Clydesdale, an area under the control of the King of the Scots. Enigmatic origins The origins of William are uncertain, the first of the name of Douglas to appear on historic rec ...

(died c. 1214), medieval nobleman of Flemish origin *

William Longleg, Lord of Douglas William, Lord of Douglas (c. 1220 – c. 1274), known as 'Longleg', was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Archibald I, Lord of Douglas. The years of the minority of King Alexander III (1249–1262) featured an embittered struggle for the ...

(c. 1220–c. 1274), Scoto-Norman nobleman *

William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas Sir William Douglas "le Hardi" (''"the Bold"''), Lord of Douglas (1243 – 24 January 1298) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. Early life William Douglas was the son of William Longleg, Lord of Douglas and it is supposed by his possibl ...

(died c. 1298), Scottish soldier and governor of Berwick Castle *

William IV, Lord of Douglas William, Lord of Douglas (died 19 July 1333) was a short-lived Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish nobleman, the son of Sir James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, James Douglas and an unknown mother. Little is known of Lord Douglas's life which, after his fa ...

(died 1333), Scottish nobleman

Other nobles

William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale Sir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale (–1353), also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence. Family and early life Douglas' fa ...

(c. 1300–1353), Scottish nobleman and soldier *Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale (c. 1370–c. 1392), Scottish knight * William Douglas of Drumlanrig (died 1427) * William Douglas of Glenbervie (c. 1473–1513), killed at the Battle of Flodden *

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 15828 March 1639/40) was a Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumlanrig, in October ...

(c. 1582–1640), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington (27 September 1626 – after 1671) was the eldest son and heir of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington (died 1656) by his spouse Anne, daughter of Lawrence Oliphant, 5th Lord Oliphant. In the first parliamen ...

(1626–after 1671) * Sir William Douglas of Kelhead (died 1673), Scottish colonel and Baronet of Nova Scotia *

William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of The 1st Marquess of Douglas by ...

(1634–1694) *

William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (163728 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician.G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and L ...

(1637–1695), Scottish politician *

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, (16 December 172423 December 1810) was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man (or small ...

(1724–1810), Scottish nobleman * Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (c. 1730–1783), MP for Dumfries Burghs * Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died 1809), Scottish landowner and founder of Castle Douglas *

Lord William Douglas Lord William Robert Keith Douglas (1783 – 5 December 1859) was a British politician and landowner. He was the fourth son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead and younger brother of both Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberr ...

(1783–1859), British politician and landowner *

William Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. After serving as a pilot, then a flight commander and finally as a sq ...

(1893–1969), senior commander in the Royal Air Force

Arts

William Douglas (poet) William Douglas may refer to: Earls of Douglas *William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1327–1384), Scottish magnate *William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas (c. 1424–1440), Scottish nobleman *William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1425–1452) ...

(c. 1672–1748), Scottish writer, probable author of the poem "

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1682?–1748) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Sco ...

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William Douglas (painter) William Douglas (1780–1832) was a Scottish Portrait miniature, miniature painter. Life William Douglas, a descendant of the family of Clan Douglas, Douglas of Glenbervie, was born in Fifeshire on 14 April 1780. He received a liberal educati ...

(1780–1832), Scottish miniature and portrait painter *

William Fettes Douglas Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822–1891) was a Scottish painter and art connoisseur, rising to be President of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life He was born on 12 March 1822 at 26 Rankeillor Street in Edinburgh's South Side, the eldest son o ...

(1822–1881), Scottish painter * Billy Douglas (musician) (1912–1978), American jazz trumpeter and vocalist *

Bill Douglas William Gerald Douglas (17 April 1934 – 18 June 1991) was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life. Biography Born in Newcraighall on the outskirts of Edinburgh, he was brought up initially by his m ...

(1934–1991), Scottish film director *

Bill Douglas (musician) Bill Douglas (born November 7, 1944) is a Canadian musician, composer, pianist, and bassoonist whose works received influence from classical music, jazz, African, Brazilian and Indian music, 1970s funk and many other genres. He has toured and r ...

(born 1944), Canadian musician *

Billy Douglas (One Life to Live) Billy Douglas is a fictional character on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Newcomer actor Ryan Phillippe played the role from April 1992 until May 1993. The character is the first openly gay teenager featured in a television series, ...

, fictional character on the television series ''One Life to Live''

Military

William Douglas (colonel) William Douglas (January 17, 1742 – May 28, 1777) was an American military officer who led regiments from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. The son of John Douglas (1703-1766) and Olive Spaulding (1709-1752), he was born in Pla ...

(1742–1777), an American military officer during the American Revolutionary War. *Colonel Sir William Douglas of Balgillo (died 1818), a British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars. * William Douglas (Major General) (1770–1834), a British Army officer in the War of 1812. * William Douglas (British Army officer, died 1920) (1858–1920), a British Army officer in the First World War.

Sports

William Douglas (cricketer, born 1848) William Douglas (6 June 1848 – 7 September 1887) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago during the 1878–79 season. Douglas was born at Longford in what was at that point still Van Diemen's Land in 1848 ...

(1848–1887), New Zealand cricketer * Billy Douglas (rugby union) (1863–1943), Welsh rugby union player * William Douglas (footballer, fl. 1890s), Newton Heath and Blackpool footballer * William Douglas (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1917), Scottish footballer *

Bill Douglas (rugby union) William A. Douglas (born c. 1898) was a rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby footba ...

(born c. 1898), rugby union player who represented Australia *

William Douglas (cricketer, born 1903) William Mackie Douglas (6 June 1903 – 5 July 1981) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played 12 first-class cricket matches for Otago between the 1922–23 and 1928–29 seasons. Douglas was born at Dunedin in 1903 and educated at Otago Boy ...

(1903–1981), New Zealand cricketer * William J. Douglas (footballer), played for Montrose, Brechin City, Blackburn Rovers, Dick, Kerr's XI and Rochdale in the 1930s *

William Douglas (boxer) William "Dynamite" Douglas (21 March 1940 – 7 October 1999) was an American boxer. His son is former world heavyweight champion, James "Buster" Douglas. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Douglas was a contender in the middleweight and light- ...

(1940–1999), American boxer

Others

* William Douglas, 14th of Cavers (c. 1688–1748), Scottish landowner and politician, MP for Roxburghshire 1715–22, 1727–34, 1742–47, and for Dumfries Burghs 1722–27 * William Douglas of Kirkness (1688–1747), British Army officer and politician *

William Douglas (sea captain) William Douglas (died 1791) was a Scottish ship captain and an oceanographer maritime fur trader during the late 18th century. He worked with the British trader and Captain John Meares, commanding the ship '' Iphigenia Nubiana''. He was involved in ...

(died 1791), Scottish and American maritime fur trader * William Douglas (died 1821) (1784–1821), advocate and British Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1812–16 *

William Douglas (priest) William Douglas (1769?–1819) was the Archdeacon of Wilts from 1799 until 1804. He was the son of John Douglas and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Brudenell Rooke, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Precentor of Salisbu ...

(died 1819), Archdeacon of Wilts, 1799–1804 * William Bloomfield Douglas (1822–1906), Australian public servant and naval officer * William Lewis Douglas (1845–1924), governor of Massachusetts, 1905–1906 * William H. Douglas (1853–1944), U.S. Representative from New York *

William O. Douglas William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views, and is often ci ...

(1898–1980), United States Supreme Court justice *William O. Douglas, American who in 1878 received a patent for a

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bridge *Sir William Randolph Douglas (1921–2003), Chief Justice of Barbados *

William Douglas (Northern Ireland politician) William Albert Boyd Douglas (10 January 1923 – 17 May 2013) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Douglas worked as a farmer and served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He rose to prominence as ...

(born 1921), Orangeman and Assembly member * William Douglas (Canadian politician), representative from New Brunswick * Billy Douglas (politician), unionist activist from Northern Ireland *

William Douglas Campbell Uranium One is an international group of companies, part of the management circuit of the TENEX Group of Rosatom State Corporation. Since 2013, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Moscow-based Uranium One Group, a part of the Russian state-owned nu ...

, lobbyist and FBI informant