Archibald Lucius Douglas
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Born | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | 8 February 1842
Died | 12 March 1913 Newnham, Hampshire, England | (aged 71)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1856 – 1907 |
Rank | Admiral |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
Douglas was born in Quebec City in pre-Confederation Canada in 1842. Educated at the Quebec High School, he joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1856.[1]
He was selected to head the second British naval mission to
Douglas was based at the
During his stay in Japan, he is also credited with having introduced the sport of football to Japanese naval cadets.[3]
During the
Douglas was appointed
In 1910 he was made an honorary LL.D. of McGill University; in 1902 he was created a KCB, in 1905 a GCVO, and in 1911 a GCB.[1]
Douglas died in Hampshire, England in 1913.
Family
Douglas married, in 1871, Constance Ellen Hawks, daughter of Rev. William Hawks. Mrs. Douglas (as she was known then) was godmother to HMS Lancaster in March 1902.[10]
One of their sons Lt.-Cdr. David William Shafto Douglas R.N. (1883-1916) was KIA when his ship HMS Black Prince (1904) was lost with all hands at the battle of Jutland.
References
- ^ a b c d W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., p. 229
- ISBN 978-1-873410-89-9
- ^ Embassy of Japan in the UK
- ^ Cambridge Journals
- ^ William Loney RN
- ^ "No. 27325". The London Gazette. 21 June 1901. p. 4183.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36763. London. 9 May 1902. p. 10.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36822. London. 17 July 1902. p. 9.
- ^ England's Share in Togo's Victory Ashburton Guardian, 1905
- ^ "Launch of the Lancaster". The Times. No. 36723. London. 24 March 1902. p. 10.
Bibliography
- Douglas, Archibald C. Life of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas, G.C.B, G.C.V.O, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, Spanish Naval Order of Merit, by his son. Mortimer Bros (1938) ASIN B001CO3IT8