1721 - 1807 (85 years)
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Name |
John Douglas |
Prefix |
Bishop |
Birth |
14 Jul 1721 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
18 May 1807 |
Person ID |
I95721 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
16 Jun 2020 |
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Notes |
- 1744, Chaplain to 3rd foot Guards, present at the battle of Fontenoy
1762, Canon of Windsor
1787, Bishop of Carlisle
1788, Dean of Windsor
1791. Bishop of Salisbury
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter,
The Rev. Dr. Carlyle, of Inveresk, in his entertaining autobiography refers to his acquaintance with Bishop Douglas,whom he speaks of as " one of the most able and learned men on that Bench," and also mentions his sister, Mrs. Anderson, who, at the time he refers to (about 1758) "kept the British Coffee House,(run by the Bishop's father) and was like her brother a person of superior character.'"
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