John Douglas (colonial administrator)

Sir John Douglas
Acting Governor of British Ceylon
In office
10 July 1883 – 3 December 1883
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byJames Robert Longden
Succeeded byArthur Hamilton-Gordon
3rd Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office
17 February 1876 – 17 August 1878
MonarchQueen Victoria
GovernorSir William Jervois
William C. F. Robinson
Preceded byCharles J. Irving (Acting)
Succeeded bySir Cecil Clementi Smith
16th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue
In office
10 March 1870 – 16 June 1876
Preceded byRobert John Callander
Succeeded byC. A. D. Barclay
Personal details
Born5 December 1836
Limerick, Ireland
Died22 August 1885(1885-08-22) (aged 48)
British Ceylon
Resting placeSt Paul's Church, Kandy, British Ceylon
SpouseAlice Anne Claughton
Parents

Sir John Douglas KCMG (5 December 1836 – 22 August 1885) was the Irish-born son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (1795–1862) and Marianne Bullock.[1]

  1. ^ Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain