John Douglas (1 February 1774 – 31 July 1838) was an English

Tory A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The ...

politician. He was the son of Thomas Douglas of Grantham, a wealthy landowner, and Harriot Lucke. He was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

(MP) for Orford 1818 - April 1821 and for Minehead 12 April 1822 - 1826. To escape his creditors, Douglas, a Turf enthusiast, went to Sweden where his brother-in-law,

Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield Lieutenant General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield (13 April 1768 – 15 August 1846) was a British Army officer who saw action at the Battle of Vinegar Hill in June 1798 during the Irish Rebellion. He was Member of Parliament (MP) f ...

, was envoy, remaining there to 1835.

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* 1774 births 1838 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Tory MPs (pre-1834) {{England-UK-MP-stub