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Revision as of 12:21, 12 March 2018 by Onel5969 (talk | contribs) (Disambiguated: licentiate → licentiate (degree))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Hon. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas D.C.L. (1827–1905) was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland from 1883 to 1905.
Douglas studied for his licentiate in theology at Durham University, completing his final examinations in Easter term 1850. He was a member of Hatfield College. He served as a priest in Kidderminster, Southwark, Scaldwell and Shawick 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.
He was a participant in the consecration of St Mary's Church, Dalmahoy in 1850, where he was subsequently buried in 1905
References
- "Durham University calendar 1857". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- "Durham University calendar 1897". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- A short history of the Episcopal Church in Scotland: By Frederick Goldie
- Burke's Peerage, 1922
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| Preceded byThomas George Suther | Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1883–1905 |
Succeeded byRowland Ellis |
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