John Douglas (died 1838)

John Douglas (1 February 1774 – 31 July 1838)^[1] was an English Tory politician. He was the son of Thomas Douglas of Grantham, a wealthy landowner, and Harriot Lucke.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Orford 1818 - April 1821 and for Minehead 12 April 1822 - 1826.

To escape his creditors, Douglas, a Turf enthusiast, went to Sweden where his brother-in-law, Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield, was envoy, remaining there to 1835.^[2]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
^ "History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 28 November 2011.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Douglas

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Edmund Alexander Macnaghten Charles Arbuthnot	Member of Parliament for Orford 1818 – 1821 With: Edmund Alexander Macnaghten to March 1820 Horace Seymour March–May 1820 Edmund Alexander Macnaghten from May 1820	Succeeded by Edmund Alexander Macnaghten The Marquess of Londonderry
Preceded by John Fownes Luttrell, junior Henry Fownes Luttrell	Member of Parliament for Minehead 1822 – 1826 With: John Fownes Luttrell, junior	Succeeded by John Fownes Luttrell, junior James Blair

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)

[2] "History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 28 November 2011.

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