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Name |
William Douglas |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I103440 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- WILLIAM DOUGLAS, educated at King s College, Aberdeen ; MA. (1619) ; adm. to Forgue, 1628 ; was a member of ithe General Assembly 1638, and of Commission 1643 ; app. to the Chair by the General Assembly in 1643, died 30th Jan. 1666. He was app. in 1650 one of the mins. to reprove Charles II. who, when in Aberdeen, had been observed using familiarities with a female friend who attended him. After rebuking the King, he concluded by exhorting him to be more careful in shutting his windows, a remark which was never forgotten by His Majesty.
He marr. (1) a daugh. of Alexander Scrogie, min. of Old Machar : (2) Elizabeth Ross, who died 27th Aug. 1663, and had issue Elizabeth (marr. Ludovic Dunlop, min. of Skene.)
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