Henry Douglas (bishop)

The Right Reverend Henry Alexander Douglas
Bishop of Bombay
In office 1869–1875
Preceded by	John Harding
Succeeded by	Louis George Mylne
Dean of Cape Town
In office 1866–1869
Preceded by	William Newman
Succeeded by	Charles Barnett-Clarke
Personal details
Born	Henry Alexander Douglas (1821-02-21)21 February 1821
Died	13 December 1875(1875-12-13) (aged 54)
Spouse	Eliza Hoskins ​ ​ (after 1849)​
Relations	John Douglas (brother) Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (grandfather) Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle) John Douglas, 7th Marquess of Queensberry (uncle)
Education	Sherborne School
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Henry Alexander Douglas (22 February 1821 – 13 December 1875)[1] was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875.[2]

Early life

Born into a noble family[3] he was a son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Lockerbie and Elizabeth Dalzell, who both died in 1837. Among his siblings were John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland and Robert Johnstone-Douglas (father of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas). His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, and was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquesses of Queensberry.[4]

Douglas was educated at Sherborne and Balliol College, Oxford.[5]

Career

He was Vicar of Abbotsley (1849-55), then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman".[1] He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously.^[clarification needed][6]

His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.[4]

Personal life

On 20 November 1849, Douglas married Eliza Hoskins, daughter of James Hoskins. Together, they were the parents of:[4]

• Margaret Douglas (c. 1854–1943), who died unmarried.[4]
• Catherine Mary Grey Douglas (c. 1857–1942), who married the Rev. Francis Ainger in 1894.[4]
• Archibald Charles Douglas (1861–1939), who married Betty McClelland, a daughter of Andrew Simpson McClelland, in 1896.[4]
• Katherine Helen Douglas (1864–1953), who died unmarried.[4]

Douglas died on 13 December 1875 at age 54.[4]

References

1. The Times, Friday, 17 December 1875; pg. 5; Issue 28501; col G The Late Bishop Of Bombay.-The late Right Rev HA Douglas
2. Chatterton, Eyre (1924). A History of the Church of England in India: Since the Early Days of the East India Company. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
3. Noble provenance
4. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3236.
5. "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
6. Douglas, Henry Alexander (1861). Sermons delivered by the Right Rev. Henry Alexander Douglas, Bishop of Bombay. Darnell and Murray.

Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by William Newman	Dean of Cape Town 1866 – 1869	Succeeded by Charles Barnett-Clarke
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by John Harding	Bishop of Bombay 1869 – 1875	Succeeded by Louis George Mylne