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Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas (8 February 1842, Quebec, Canada - 12
March 1913, Newnham, Hampshire, England) was a Royal Navy officer of the
19th century. He was educated at the Quebec High School, and in 1856
entered the Royal Navy as a cadet. He headed a British naval mission to
Japan in 1873.
He rose to the rank of vice-admiral in 1901; from 1902 to 1904 he was
commander-in-chief of the North American station; and he retired from the
service in 1907. In 1910 he was made an honorary LL.D. of McGill
University. In 1902 he was created a KCB, in 1905 a GCVO, and in 1911 a
GCB.
Dau: Gertrude Isabel, d1956, m 1919 Thomas Arthur CHAMPERNOWNE
Son: Archibald Campbell Douglas, author
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