William Douglas of Kirkness
Brigadier-General William Douglas | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament for Kinross-shire | |
In office 1715–1722 | |
Preceded by | Sir John Malcolm |
Succeeded by | John Hope |
Personal details | |
Born | 1688 |
Died | 1747 |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | |
Parent(s) | Sir Robert Douglas Jean Balfour Oliphant |
Brigadier-General William Douglas (1688
Early life
Descended from the Earls of Morton, William Douglas was the eldest son of Sir Robert Douglas of Kirkness by Jean, daughter of John Balfour, 3rd Lord Balfour of Burleigh, widow of George Oliphant of Gask, Perth.
Career
Douglas was elected
First commissioned in 1709, Captain Douglas joined Croft's Light Dragoons from which, in 1720, he was appointed to the Coldstream Guards.[3]
He served with distinction in the
Personal life
On 11 June 1737, Douglas married Anne, third daughter of
Brigadier-General Douglas died in Brabant on 5 August 1747, falling a victim to the unhealthiness of the climate. As he died without children, on his death, his sister Isabel was retoured[clarification needed] heir to him. There is a memorial to him on the north wall of St. Anne's Church, Kew. His widow, Anne, died 2 December 1764, and is buried near her second husband at Kew.
References
- ^ Harleian MS. 6442
- ^ Simpson, J. M. "DOUGLAS, William (d.1747), of Kirkness, Kinross". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Clayton, George (1893). "Historical Records of the 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry". SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & Co., Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Paul, Sir James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom". The Scots Peerage. JAMES MACLEHOSE. Retrieved 29 October 2012.