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| He was ] for ] from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for ] 1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died. | He was ] for ] from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for ] 1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died. | ||
| In his only recorded speech in the House of Commons, he supported the Government against the interests of the West Indies even after the outbreak of war against America in 1775, declaring that he too 'had a considerable estate in the West Indies'.<ref>The House of Commons: 1660-1690; Stanley T. Bindoff, et al.</ref> | |||
| considerable estate in the West Indies'.<ref>The House of Commons: 1660-1690; Stanley T. Bindoff, et al.</ref> | |||
| ==Family== | |||
| John St. Leger Douglas was a grandson of ], Governor of the ], and the son of John St. Leger Douglas, a West Indian plantation owner, and his wife Susannah, daughter of Michael Lambert, Lieutenant-Governor of ]. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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John St. Leger Douglas was an 18th century politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain.
He was Member of Parliament for Hindon from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for Weobley 1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died.
In his only recorded speech in the House of Commons, he supported the Government against the interests of the West Indies even after the outbreak of war against America in 1775, declaring that he too 'had a considerable estate in the West Indies'.
Family
John St. Leger Douglas was a grandson of Col Walter Douglas of Baads, Governor of the Leeward Islands, and the son of John St. Leger Douglas, a West Indian plantation owner, and his wife Susannah, daughter of Michael Lambert, Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Kitts.
References
- The House of Commons: 1660-1690; Stanley T. Bindoff, et al.