Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet (1 March 1754 – 4 June 1821) was a Scottish soldier and politician.

Biography[]

The eldest son of Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet, of Springwood Park, he succeeded to the title in 1787. From 1784 to 1806 he sat in Parliament for Roxburghshire, through the influence of the Duke of Roxburghe. On 16 October 1786 he married Lady Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow; they had a son and two daughters.^[1]^[2]

References[]

↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, DOUGLAS, George (1754-1821), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).
↑ D. G. Henry and R. G. Thorne, DOUGLAS, Sir George, 2nd Bt. (1754-1821), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).

Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by James Douglas	Baronet (of Maxwell) 1787–1821	Succeeded by John Scott-Douglas

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet and the edit history here.

[1] Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, DOUGLAS, George (1754-1821), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964).

[2] D. G. Henry and R. G. Thorne, DOUGLAS, Sir George, 2nd Bt. (1754-1821), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).

[1]

[2]