About Henry Douglas
Lived 1821 – 1875 (aged 54). Henry Douglas was an anglican priest.
Henry Alexander Douglas (22 February 1821 – 13 December 1875) was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875.
Early life Born into a noble family he was a son of Henry Alexander Douglas of Lockerbie and Elizabeth Dalzell, who both died in 1837. Among his siblings were John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland and Robert Johnstone-Douglas (father of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas). His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, and was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquesses of Queensberry.
Career He was Vicar of Abbotsley (1849-55), then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman".
His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.
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Who was Henry Douglas?
Anglican Bishop (1821–1875)
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Henry Douglas was born on 22 February 1821.
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Henry Douglas died on 13 December 1875.
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Henry Douglas was an anglican priest.
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· DBpedia: Henry Douglas (bishop)
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