Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas (26 October 1775 – 10 September 1848), known as the Honourable Charles Douglas from 1790 to 1844, was a Scottish amateur

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er who made 13 known appearances in

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matches from 1797 to 1799. In 25 May 1805 he was commissioned as a

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in the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, commanded by his elder brother. By 1815, when the regiment was serving in Ireland, he was the Lieutenant-Colonel. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from 1830 to 1832.ThePeerage.com He succeeded as 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas in January 1844 and died unmarried. The titles passed to his younger brother, the Reverend James Douglas. He was a member of

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(MCC).

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, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862

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* 1775 births 1848 deaths Nobility from South Lanarkshire 18th-century Scottish nobility 19th-century Scottish nobility Scottish cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Forfar and Kincardine Militia officers Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas 3 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1830–1831 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs who inherited peerages Colonel C. Lennox's XI cricketers {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub