Andrew Halliday Douglas (1819-1908) was a Scottish
physician who served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of
Edinburgh 1869 to 1871. He was one of the founders of the Edinburgh
Medical Missionary Society with Peter David Handyside.
He was
born at 5 Charlotte Street (off Charlotte Square) in Edinburgh on 17
March 1819 the son of William Douglas WS and Anna Brown. He studied
Medicine at Edinburgh University graduating in 1840.
In 1848 he
became a Senior Physician at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. In 1858 he
became Medical Officer to the Post Office. In 1869 he was elected
President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in succession
to Dr John Moir, his father-in-law. At this time he lived at 26 India
Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town.
He retired in 1893 due to
health problems but some winters spent in the south of France improved
him.
He had a stroke in December 1907 and was again in poor
health thereafter. He died of a cerebral thrombosis at home in Edinburgh
on 10 March 1908. He is buried in Dean Cemetery with his family. The
grave is marked by a large but simple monument and stands in the
south-east section.
His tombstone relates a sad family history
(see below).
He was married four times: firstly to the wealthy Susan Scott
Moncrieff, who died childbirth in 1852 (the child died two days later).
He secondly married Jessie MacKinnon (b. 1839) who died in 1871, shortly
after childbirth. He then married Jessie Simpson Moir (1839-1881),
daughter of Dr John Moir. They had a daughter, Anna Lorn Douglas
(1875-1945) and a son, Allan Moir Douglas (1876-1931) but his wife died
in 1881, ten days after the birth of their stillborn son. Finally he
married Marjory Horsburgh (1830-1902).
His son Rev Prof Andrew
Halliday Douglas (1864-1902) moved to Canada to teach Apologetics at
Knox College, Toronto, but died young following the removal of his
appendix. He is also buried in Dean Cemetery in front of his father's
grave.
Publications
Douglas, Andrew Halliday (1910). Douglas,
Charles; Hardie, Robert Purves (eds.). The Philosophy and Psychology of
Pietro Pomponazzi . Cambridge, UK: University Press. OCLC 752621473 –
via Wikisource.
Gravestone inscription
IMO ANDREW HALLIDAY
DOUGLAS MD FRCP, born 17th Mar 1819, died 10th Mar 1908.
SUSAN SCOTT MONCRIEFF,
his wife died 7th Sept 1852 aged 29; their children WILLIAM JOHN, born
4th June, died 3 Jul 1851; ROBERT SCOTT MONCRIEFF, born 5 Sept 1852,
died 30 Jan 1855;
JESSIE MacKINNON, his wife died 20 Jul 1871 aged
32; their children JOHN ARCHIBALD RAMSAY born 19 Jun 1868, died 9 Jul
1871; CLEMENT ALEXANDER CARNEGIE born 22 May, died 27 Jul 1871.
JESSIE SIMPSON MOIR, his wife died 19th Mar 1881 aged 42, their still
born son 9th Mar 1881; MARJORY HORSBRUGH his wife died 9th Nov 1902 aged
72.
ALLAN MOIR, son of A H Douglas and J S Moir born 11 Jan 1876,
died 7th Mar 1931. ANNA LORN, dau of A H DOUGLAS and J S MOIR died 7th
Aug 1945 aged 70.
Also KENNETH M DOUGLAS MD FRCSE died 25 June 1956
aged 93 and his wife FLORENCE AMY died 11th Mar 1949 aged 86. |
