Robert Douglas (bishop)
Robert Douglas (c.1630–1716) was a 17th and early 18th Church of Scotland minister who rose to be Protestant Bishop of Dunblane.
Life
He was the son of Robert Douglas of Nether Kilmonth, and grandson of James Douglas of
deanery of Glasgow
.
In 1682 he became
Episcopacy in Scotland following the Revolution which then deprived Douglas and all other Scottish bishops of their sees. He died on 22 April 1716 in Dundee, at "the uncommon age of 92".[1]
Family
He married twice. Firstly to Miss Irvine of Drum, by whom he had Rev Robert Douglas, minister of Bothwell. He next married Elizabeth Lammy daughter of Rev Sylvester Lammy of Glamis. Their children included:
- Sylvester Douglas of Whiteriggs in the Mearns
- William Douglas (1666–1746), later became Provost of Forfar
- George
- James
- Katherine, married Dr George Reid of Dundee
- Susanna, married Charles White of Dundee
- A daughter, married Provost Dean of Forfar
Notes
- ^ Keith, Historical Catalogue, p. 183.
References
- Keith, Robert, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688, (London, 1924)
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