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Name |
Robert Douglas |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I95765 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- the only son.
He obtained a post in the East Indies as governor of a settlement there, by the interest of Governor Pitt, his wife's brother-in-law, grandfather of the eminent statesman, the Rt. Hon. William Pitt.
He acquired a large fortune, and on coming home purchased a considerable estate in the County of Surrey. He was a Director of the Darien Company, and as such was impeached by Parliament in 1696.
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