The Hon. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas
D.C.L. (5 January 1827– 19 July 1905) was
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
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in
Scotland
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from 1883 to 1905.
Biography
Douglas studied for his
licentiate in theology at
Durham University, completing his final examinations in Easter term 1850. He was a member of
Hatfield College. He served as a priest in Kidderminster, Southwark, Scaldwell and Shawick before he was elected Bishop of Aberdeen in 1883.
He was the fifth son of
George Sholto Douglas, 17th earl of Morton. He married, 17 April 1855, Anna Maria Harriet, youngest daughter of Richards Richards of Caerynch, co. Merioneth. By her, he had 3 sons and 6 daughters.
[Burke's Peerage, 1922] He was a participant in the consecration of St Mary's Church,
Dalmahoy
Dalmahoy (Scottish Gaelic: ''Dail MoThua'') is a hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, south of Ratho. The house is protected as a category A listed building,
History
The estate was the proper ...
in 1850, where he was subsequently buried in 1905.
References
1827 births
1905 deaths
Bishops of Aberdeen and Orkney
Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham
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