Honorific-Prefix: | Sir |
William Douglas, | |
Honorific-Suffix: | KCMG PC |
Primeminister: | Errol Barrow Tom Adams |
Term Start: | 9 August 1976 |
Term End: | 17 November 1976 |
Predecessor: | Arleigh Scott |
Successor: | Deighton Ward |
Monarch2: | Elizabeth II |
Primeminister2: | Tom Adams |
Term Start2: | 10 January 1984 |
Term End2: | 24 February 1984 |
Predecessor2: | Deighton Ward |
Successor2: | Hugh Springer |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1921 |
Birth Place: | British Windward Islands (present day Barbados) |
Death Place: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
Spouse: | Thelma Douglas (died. 1992) Denise Douglas (m. 1997) |
Sir William Randolph Douglas, (24 September 1921 – 12 August 2003) was a Barbadian politician who served as Chief Justice of Barbados from 1965 to 1986,[1] [2] and twice served as the acting Governor-General: from 9 August 1976 until 17 November 1976, and again from 10 January 1984 until 24 February 1984.[3] Between 1987 and 1991, Douglas served as ambassador to the United States.[4]