John St Leger Douglas

John St. Leger Douglas (c. 1732 – 23 May 1783)[1] was an 18th-century politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

He was Member of Parliament for Hindon[1] from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, until 1774, and Member of Parliament for Weobley 1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died.[2]

In his only recorded speech in the House of Commons, he supported the Government against the interests of the West Indies even after the outbreak of war against America in 1775, declaring that he too 'had a considerable estate in the West Indies'.[3]

John St Leger Douglas bred the undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse, Goldfinder.

Family

John St. Leger Douglas was a grandson of Col Walter Douglas of Baads, Governor of the Leeward Islands, and the son of John St. Leger Douglas, a West Indian plantation owner, and his wife Susannah, daughter of Michael Lambert, Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Kitts.

References

  1. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)
  3. ↑ The House of Commons: 1660-1690; Stanley T. Bindoff, et al.


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