Howard Douglas

Sir Howard Douglas
Sir Howard Douglas
3rd Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick
In office
1824–1831
MonarchsGeorge IV
William IV
Preceded byGeorge Stracey Smyth
Succeeded bySir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet
Member of Parliament
for Liverpool
In office
1842–1847
Preceded byCresswell Cresswell and Dudley Ryder
Succeeded byThomas Bernard Birch and Dudley Ryder
Personal details
Born(1776-01-23)23 January 1776
Gosport, England
Died9 November 1861(1861-11-09) (aged 85)
Tunbridge Wells, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Anne Dundas
(m. 1799)
RelationsRear-Admiral Sir Charles Douglas (father), Vice-Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas (brother)
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Fellow of the Royal Society
Military service
AllegianceGreat Britain
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1794-1861
RankGeneral
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars

General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet, GCB, GCMG, FRS (23 January 1776 – 9 November 1861) was a British Army officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton. He was an English army general, author, colonial administrator and Member of Parliament for Liverpool.[1][2]

  1. ^ Young, D. Murray (1976). "DOUGLAS, Sir HOWARD". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Douglas, Howard". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 15. Smith, Elder, & Company. 1888. p. 298.