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Revision as of 00:35, 29 September 2021

Admiral Robert Gordon Douglas, Royal Navy, Retired (7 June, 1829 – 12 January, 1910) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Douglas's father was Commander John Douglas ADM 196/2 and his brother was Captain George Amelius Douglas. Another brother, Henry, was a Major General. His eldest son was Lt. Cdr. Sydenham Gordon Douglas.

Life & Career

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1860.[1]

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Captain on 11 April, 1866.[2]

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 January, 1883.[3]

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 15 December, 1888, vice Lyons.[4]

Douglas was promoted to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 9 December, 1894.[5]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 14 January, 1910. Issue 39169, col B, p. 11.

Service Records

| colspan=3 align=center style="background:#CEDFF2" | Naval Appointments |-


| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Preceded by
William H. Whyte
| width="300" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Captain of H.M.S. Warrior
15 Mar, 1878[6] – 6 Jan, 1881[7]
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Succeeded by
Samuel P. Townsend
|-


| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Preceded by
St. George C. D'Arcy-Irvine
| width="300" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Captain of H.M.S. Penelope
7 Jan, 1881[8] – 30 Apr, 1881[9]
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Succeeded by
James G. Mead
|-


| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Preceded by
Algernon C. F. Heneage
| width="300" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
1 May, 1881[10] – 16 Jan, 1883[11]
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Succeeded by
Robert O'Brien FitzRoy
|-


| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Preceded by
?
| width="300" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Assistant to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves
1881 – 1883
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Succeeded by
Edmund C. Drummond
|-


| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Preceded by
William J. Ward
| width="300" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
1887
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"|Succeeded by
Alexander Buller
|-


Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1862). p. 311.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 70.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 70.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 25883. p. 7140. 14 December, 1888.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 26578. p. 7278. 11 December, 1894.
  6. Email from great-grandson Richard Walker to Tone, 20170210.
  7. Email from great-grandson Richard Walker to Tone, 20170210.
  8. Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  9. Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  10. Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.
  11. Email from a great-grandson or daughter to Tone, 20170207.