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 Charles Douglas, 3rd
Baron Douglas of Douglas was the 2nd son of
Archibald
James Edward Douglas, 1st Baron
Douglas of Douglas and Lady Lucy
Graham. He was born on 26 October 1775.
He was an English amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in
major cricket matches from 1797 to 1799.
He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn as a barrister in 1802. He held the office of
M.P. (Tory) for Lanarkshire between 1830 and 1832. He suffered from a
seizure, which affected his speech, in 1831.
He was appointed an Honorary Burgess of Glasgow,13 Oct 1830.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd
Baron Douglas of Douglas [S., 1790]
on 27 January 1844.
On 25 May 1805 he was commissioned as a Major in the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, commanded by his elder brother. By 1815, when the regiment was serving in Ireland, he was the Lieutenant-Colonel.
He died on 10 September 1848 at age 72 at 6 St. George's Place, Hyde
Park, London, England, from paralysis, unmarried. The titles passed to his younger brother, the
Reverend James Douglas.
He is
currently buried in the vault of Old St Bride's Church in Douglas,
Lanarkshire. His remains were transferred from the new Parish Church of
Douglas (where he was first buried) sometime after the renovations were
carried out in 1880.
Sources for this article include:
• The Peerage.com
The titles passed to his younger brother.
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