James Douie

Sir James McCrone Douie

Douie became Chief Secretary to the government of the Punjab in 1900, and "had a large share in moulding the famous Land Alienation Act".^[2] He became Settlement Commissioner in 1903 and Financial Commissioner in 1909. He officiated as Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab from April to August 1911. He then retired from the service.

Douie was appointed

During his service of 35 years he had occupied in turn the most important administrative posts of the [Punjab] Province, maintaining in each of them his reputation for thoroughness and efficiency in his work, knowledge of the people, and courteous dealing with his colleagues. ... He was a man with a precise, well-stored mind and sane judgment. He had wide interests, a most kindly disposition, and a great capacity for friendship.

— The Times obituary[2]

Publications

• Translation of parts of Vespasiano da Bisticci, Vite de uomini illustri del secolo XV, ed. Lodovico Frati (Bologna, 1892-3)^[6]
• Panjab Settlement Manual, 1899
• The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir, Cambridge University Press, 1916

Family

In 1885 Douie married Mary, daughter of Charles Roe (later Sir Charles Roe, Chief Justice of the Chief Court of the Punjab). They had two sons and four daughters.^[2] Lady Douie died in 1965.^[7]

References

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Douie, Sir James McCrone

• DOUIE, Sir James McCrone, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)