Douglases in British Guyana
Douglas, Charles
Farmer
Born 11 February 1883 at Essequibo
Douglas, Charles Alexander
Commodore-Superintendent,
Transport and Harbours
Born 16 October 1876 at New Amsterdam
Douglas, Eric Sholto
Probationer, Agriculture Department
Born 18 July 1904
Douglas, George Theophilus
Carpenterrch 1873 at Buxton, East Coast, Demerara
Douglas, James Albert Sholto
Class III Officer, District Administration
Born 23 April 1913
Douglas, James Henry Sholto
Medical Practitioner
Born 9
January 1864 at East Coast, Demerara
Married (1903) with two sons
and one daughter
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Location: Mahaica District, East Coast Demerara
Built: 2008
Sir James Douglas was born in
British Guiana on August 15, 1803. He was the son of
Scottish man, Mr. John Douglas and Barbadian mulatto
woman, Ms. Martha Ann Telfer. During his early years, he
lived on his father’s plantation named Belmont in the
Mahaica District along with his two other siblings; his
parents were never formally married. In 1812, he and his
father travelled to Scotland where he continued his
education. In 1819, he moved to Canada where he started
his apprenticeship at the North West Company. In 1821,
after the company was merged with Hudson Bay Company, he
was hired as an employee. Sir James Douglas would go on
to become the chief trader for the organisation.
Douglas is hailed as the ‘The Father of British
Colombia’ which is now a part of Canada’s sovereignty
for his many contributions made to the then British
colony. He held a number of titles such as the first
Governor of British Colombia from 1858 and Governor of
the colony of Vancouver Island from 1851. Douglas was
married to Amelia Connolly and together they produced
ten children. He remained Governor for both Vancouver
Island and British Columbia until 1864, when he retired.
He died on August 2, 1877.
The Guyanese-Canadian
Association of British Columbia, in close collaboration
with the National Trust of Guyana, erected a statue of
Sir James Douglas in honour of his contributions to
Canada and to pay homage to his place of birth. It was
unveiled on August 27, 2008, by Prime Minister Samuel
Hinds in the presence of numerous patrons including
Canadian High Commissioner Mr. Charles Court and
President of the Guyanese-Canadian Association of
British Columbia, Mr. Clyde Duncan.
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