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Revision as of 21:28, 26 October 2014
Admiral SIR Archibald Lucius Douglas, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., Royal Navy (8 February, 1842 – 12 March, 1913) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed command of Edinburgh on 6 September, 1890.[1]
Douglas was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 1 January, 1893, vice Church.[2]
Douglas was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station on 15 January, 1898.[3]
Douglas was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 June, 1901, vice St. John.[4]
Douglas was knighted and appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 26 June, 1902.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 3 March, 1905, vice FitzGerald.[6] On the occasion of the visit of the French fleet to Britain he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 11 August.[7]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List on 8 February, 1907.[8]
He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 2 January, 1911.[9]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Archibald Douglas" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 13 March, 1913. Issue 40158, col E, p. 9.
- Douglas, Archibald C. (1938). Life of Admiral Sir Archibald Lucius Douglas, G.C.B., G.C.V.O.. Totnes: Mortimer Bros.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh 6 Sep, 1890[10] |
Succeeded by William F. Blunt |
| Preceded by Henry J. Carr |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge 1 Jan, 1892[11] |
Succeeded by Richard H. Hamond |
| Preceded by Lewis A. Beaumont |
Captain of H.M.S. Excellent 3 Jul, 1894[12] |
Succeeded by Edmund F. Jeffreys |
| Preceded by Ernest Rice |
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee 1 Feb, 1896[13] |
Succeeded by Albert B. Jenkings |
| Preceded by Edmund C. Drummond |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 15 Jan, 1898[14] |
Succeeded by Day H. Bosanquet |
| Preceded by The Rt. Hon. Lord Walter Kerr |
Second Naval Lord 14 Aug, 1899[15] |
Succeeded by Sir John A. Fisher |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick G. D. Bedford |
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 10 Jun, 1902[16] |
Succeeded by Sir Day H. Bosanquet |
| Preceded by Sir John A. Fisher |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station 20 Oct, 1904[17] |
Succeeded by Sir Day H. Bosanquet |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 217.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26364. p. 265. 17 January, 1893.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1898. Issue 35408, col C, p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4189. 26 June, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27772. p. 1845. 7 March, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27993. p. 899. 8 February, 1907.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 2. 2 January, 1911.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 217.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue 33524, col F, p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, p. 11.
- ↑ Douglas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 337.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
- ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1902. Issue 36763, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 June, 1904. Issue 37425, col A, p. 10.
