Sir Arthur Percy (5th Baronet of Carr) Douglas
1845 - 1913 (67 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Sir Arthur Percy (5th Baronet of Carr) Douglas was born on 15 Oct 1845; died on 6 Sep 1913 in Carlisle, England. Notes:
Under-Secretary for Defence, New Zealand.
He entered the Navy in 1858 as a cadet, speedily rising to the position of lieutenant.
In 1873, he was appointed to the office of instructor to the Naval Artillery Volunteers in Liverpool, and this post he held till deciding to come to New Zealand at the end of 1876. The following year he arrived in Wellington per ship “Ocean Mail.” During the Russian War scare of 1885 he was employed as Naval Staff Officer, and in 1887 he was appointed to the positions of secretary to the Council of Military Education, and staff officer of Artillery to the Colony, with the rank of major. These offices he held till 1891, when he went to Lyttelton as officer commanding the Permanent Militia, and in June, 1895, was promoted to his present position.
Died:
Died from burns acquired in the Ais Gil railway crashArthur married Mary Caroline Foster in 1871. Mary (daughter of Rev William Foster) was born about 1845; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Daughter Douglas
died before 1900. - 3. 2 Daughters Douglas was born in living 1895; and died.
- 2. Daughter Douglas
Generation: 2
2. Daughter Douglas (1.Arthur1) died before 1900. 3. 2 Daughters Douglas (1.Arthur1) was born in living 1895; and died.