Arthur Douglas (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Arthur Douglas
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church:Scottish Episcopal Church
Elected:1883
Term:1883–1905
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Predecessor:Thomas Suther
Successor:Rowland Ellis
Ordination:1850
Consecration:1883
Birth Date:5 January 1827
Buried:St Mary's Church, Dalmahoy
Parents:George Sholto Douglas & Frances Theodora Rose
Spouse:Anna Maria Harriet
Children:9
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Alma Mater:Durham University

The Hon. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas D.C.L. (5 January 1827– 19 July 1905) was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland from 1883 to 1905.

Biography

Douglas studied for his licentiate in theology at Durham University, completing his final examinations in Easter term 1850.[1] He was a member of Hatfield College.[2] He served as a priest in Kidderminster, Southwark, Scaldwell and Shawick[3] before he was elected Bishop of Aberdeen in 1883.

He was the fifth son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th earl of Morton. He married, 17 April 1855, Anna Maria Harriet, youngest daughter of Richards Richards of Caerynch, co. Merioneth. By her, he had 3 sons and 6 daughters.[4] He was a participant in the consecration of St Mary's Church, Dalmahoy in 1850, where he was subsequently buried in 1905.

References

  1. Web site: Durham University calendar 1857. reed.dur.ac.uk. 12 March 2018. en.
  2. Web site: Durham University calendar 1897. reed.dur.ac.uk. 12 March 2018. en.
  3. A short history of the Episcopal Church in Scotland: By Frederick Goldie
  4. Burke's Peerage, 1922