James Douglas Stoddart Douglas
James Douglas Stoddart Douglas was a British Liberal Party politician. He was elected at the 1841 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Rochester, but was defeated at the 1847 general election.[1][2]
James Douglas Stoddart Douglas of Baads was born in 1793. He was the son of George Alexander Stoddart and unknown Bridges. He married, firstly, Margaret Braziere Douglas, daughter of George Douglas, in 1830. He married, secondly, Jane Sarah Jenkin, daughter of James Jenkin, in 1875.
Margaret and her father, George, were both adopted.[3]
He served in the Royal Navy, promoted to Lieutenant in 1815 on the Doris, 36, under Capt Robert O'Brien, then on the East India station. He became a Lieutenant in the Yeomanry Cavalry.[4]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Douglas, James Stoddart". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
References
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 258. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ↑ The Douglas Archives
- ↑ A Naval Biographical Dictionary, Vol 1
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Douglas
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Hobhouse Ralph Bernal |
Member of Parliament for Rochester 1841 – 1847 With: William Bodkin |
Succeeded by Ralph Bernal Thomas Twisden Hodges |