James Douglas may refer to:

Scottish noblemen

Lords of Angus

James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus, Lord of Liddesdale and Jedburgh Forest (1426–1446) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus and Margaret Hay of Yester. Angus succeeded at the age of eleven years and wa ...

(1426–1446), Scottish nobleman *

James Douglas, Earl of Angus James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671 – 3 August 1692) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was born at Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire. The son of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and his first wife Lady Barbara Erskine, e ...

(1671–1692), son of the 2nd Marquess of Douglas

Lords of Douglas

James Douglas, Lord of Douglas Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and the Black Douglas; – 1330) was a Scottish knight and feudal lord. He was one of the chief commanders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Early life He was the eldest son of Sir Wi ...

(1286–1330), ("the Good", "the Black"), Scottish warlord and champion of Robert the Bruce * James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (c. 1358–1388) * James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (1371–1443), "the Gross" *

James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale KG (1426–1491) was a Scottish nobleman, last of the 'Black' earls of Douglas. Early life The son of James the Gross, 7th Earl of Douglas, by his wife Lady Beatrice Sinclair, daug ...

(1426–1488), Scottish nobleman * Lord James Douglas (1617–1645), son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas *

James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (c.1646 – 25 February 1700)David Menarry, 'Douglas, James, second Marquess of Douglas (c.1646–1700)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. was the son of Archibald ...

(1646–1700)

Lords of Morton

James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton James Douglas (1426 – 22 October 1493), the 4th Lord of Dalkeith, was created the 1st Earl of Morton in 1458. Life He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Lord of Dalkeith and Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of James Gifford of Sheriffhall. His fa ...

(1426–1493) *

James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548) was a son of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton and a grandson of James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton and Joan of Scotland, a daughter of James I of Scotland. He married Catherine Stewart, an illegitimate ...

(died 1548) * James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581) * James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton (died 1686), Earl of Morton *

James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(died 1715), Earl of Morton * James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768), Scottish astronomer and peer

Elsewhere

* James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry (died 1671) * James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712) * James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1662–1711), also 1st Duke of Dover * James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (1697–1715), lunatic and cannibal * James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (born 1942), former MP and MSP, also briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk *

James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington (died 11 February 1656) was the second son of William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus by his spouse Elizabeth, daughter of Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant. He was created, by King Charles I, a Lord of Parli ...

(died 1656) *

James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington (born 1651), succeeded his father William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington, It is recorded in ''The Great Seal of Scotland'' (charter number 294) confirmed at Edinburgh on 2 August 1662, that James Douglas, Master of ...

(1651–?) *

James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig, (1498–1578) was a Scottish nobleman active in a turbulent time in Scotland's history. Life He was the son of Sir William Douglas, 6th of Drumlanrig (b. bef. 1484, k. 9 Sep 1513, Battle of Flodden) and Eliza ...

(died 1578), Scottish nobleman *

James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith (after 1372 – before 22 May 1441) was a Scottish nobleman born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland to Sir James Douglas and Agnes Dunbar. James (the father) was the brother of Nicholas Douglas, 1st Lord of Mains. ...

, Scottish nobleman *

James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas The title of Baron Douglas, of Douglas in the county of Lanark, has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was on 8 July 1790 for Archibald James Edward Douglas ...

(1787–1857)

Politicians

James Douglas Stoddart Douglas James Douglas Stoddart Douglas (1793 – 25 February 1875) was a British Conservative Party politician. Life James Douglas Stoddart was born in 1793, the son of George Alexander Stoddart and mother known only by the surname Bridges. He served in ...

(1793–1875), MP for Rochester *

James Douglas (died 1751) James Douglas (died 2 June 1751) was a British politician. Douglas succeeded Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington as the Member of Parliament for St. Mawes from 1741 to 1747 and for Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in no ...

, British Member of Parliament for Malmesbury and St. Mawes *

James Lester Douglas James Lester Douglas (29 November 1881 – 30 September 1950) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Head of Hillsborough, Prince Edward Island, the son of Elisha Albert Douglas and Emma Louise Coffin ...

(1881–1950), Canadian member of Parliament for Queen's, Prince Edward Island *

James McCrie Douglas James McCrie Douglas (5 February 1867 – 16 March 1950) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of Parliament serving in the House of Commons of Canada from 1909 to 1921. Early life Douglas was born 5 February ...

(1867–1950), politician in Alberta, Canada and former mayor of Edmonton *

James Moffat Douglas James Moffat Douglas (May 26, 1839 – August 19, 1920) was a farmer, missionary and politician from western Canada. He served as MP for a district in the NWT from 1896 to 1904 and as Canadian Senator from 1906 to 1920. The son of John and ...

(1839–1920), Canadian member of Parliament and Senator from Saskatchewan *

James G. Douglas James Green Douglas (11 July 1887 – 16 September 1954) was an Irish businessman and politician. In 1922 Douglas served as the first-ever Leas-Chathaoirleach (deputy chairperson) of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the newly independent Iris ...

(1887–1954), supporter of Michael Collins, architect of Irish Free State Constitution, member of Irish Senate * Jim Douglas (born 1951), governor of Vermont * Sir James Douglas (governor) (1803–1877), governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; head of Hudson's Bay Company operations in the Columbia District * James Douglas (British Army officer) (1785–1862), British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey *

James Robson Douglas James Robson Douglas (1876-1934) was named the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia effective January 21, 1925, succeeding MacCallum Grant. He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and was a broker by profession. Douglas resigned as lieutenant-g ...

(1876–1934), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia *

James W. Douglas James William Douglas (June 1, 1851 – November 7, 1883) was a Canadian who represented Victoria City (provincial electoral district), Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1875 to 1878. He was born in Victoria, Br ...

(1851–1883), political figure in British Columbia *

James Postell Douglas James Postell Douglas (born Lancaster, South Carolina, January 7, 1836; died Texas, November 27, 1901) was a soldier, politician, and businessman in the state of Texas. He is regarded as the founder of the Cotton Belt Route, a major railroad sys ...

(1836–1901), soldier, politician, and businessman in the state of Texas *

James Douglas (Australian politician) James Henry Douglas (died 1 May 1905) was an Australian politician. A pastoralist and the owner of North Yanco Station before entering politics, he served from 1880 to 1882 in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee. He later ...

(died 1905), New South Wales colonial politician

Sportspeople

* Jimmy Douglas (American soccer) (1898–1972), goalkeeper * Jimmy Douglas (Canadian soccer) (born 1948), midfielder and coach *

James Douglas (cricketer) James Douglas (Northwood Green, Middlesex 8 January 1870 – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 8 February 1958) was an English first-class cricketer. Douglas was educated at Dulwich and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He was a right-handed batsman and a ...

(1870–1958), English cricketer * Jimmy Douglas (Scottish footballer) (1859–1919), Scottish international footballer *

Buster Douglas James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1981 and 1999. He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after knocking out Mike Tyson to win the title. His win over ...

(James Douglas, born 1960), American boxer *

James Scott Douglas Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet (24 October 1930 – 16 July 1969) was a British racing driver and a Baronet. Early life and baronetcy He was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He succeeded his great uncle, Sir George Brisban ...

(1930–1969), British racing driver

Military

James Douglas (English Army officer) Lieutenant-General James Douglas (1645–1691), younger brother of the Duke of Queensberry, was a Scottish military officer, who served as MP for Peeblesshire in the 1685 to 1686 Parliament of Scotland. From 1672 to 1684, he served in the Fren ...

(died 1691), Colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards, a regiment on the establishment of the English Army *

James H. Douglas Jr. James Henderson Douglas Jr. (March 11, 1899 – February 24, 1988) was a lawyer and senior-level official in the United States Government. He was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, serving under both President Herbert Hoover and President Frank ...

(1899–1988), United States Secretary of the Air Force and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense * Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703–1787), Commodore for Newfoundland and Labrador

Other

* James Douglas (antiquary) (1753–1819), English clergyman * James Douglas (physician) (1675–1742), Scottish anatomist and physician * James Douglas (businessman) (1837–1918), Canadian-born U.S. mining engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist *

James Douglas Jr. James Stuart Douglas (19 June 1868 – 2 January 1949), popularly known as Rawhide Jimmy, was a Canadian born, American businessman and mining executive. Early life Douglas was the son of Canadian mining engineer and executive James Walter Do ...

(1868–1949), Canadian-American businessman and mining executive * James Douglas (composer) (1932–2022), Scottish composer *

James Douglas (journalist) James Douglas (1867–1940) was a British critic, newspaper editor and author. Douglas edited ''The Star'' from 1908 to 1920, then the ''Sunday Express'' until 1931. He was a supporter of censorship, and called for several books to be banned ...

(1867–1940), British newspaper editor, author and critic * James Douglas (actor) (1929–2016), American soap opera actor * James W. B. Douglas (died 1992), social researcher *

James Douglas (architect) James O. Douglas (1823 – unknown) was an American architect in Wisconsin. He has been called a "noted Milwaukee society architect". Douglas was born in 1823 in Scotland, emigrated to Canada in 1840, and came to Milwaukee in 1843. In Milwauke ...

, American architect in Wisconsin * James Douglas (judge) (born 1950), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland * Jim Douglas (guitarist) (born 1942), Scottish jazz guitarist