Robert Douglas (MP)

For other people named Robert Douglas, see Robert Douglas (disambiguation).

Robert Douglas (c. 1703 – 30 April 1745) of St Ola, Orkney was a Scottish soldier and politician.

The third son of George Douglas, 13th Earl of Morton, he joined the British Army in 1721 as an ensign in the 31st Foot, rising to the rank of Colonel in 1743, when he also became aide-de-camp to King George II.[1]

When his father succeeded to the peerage in 1730, Robert was elected in his place as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland. He held the seat until his death in 1745,[2] in the Battle of Fontenoy.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Watson, Paula (1970). R. Sedgwick, ed. "DOUGLAS, Hon. Robert (c.1703-45), of St. Ola, Orkney". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Douglas		 Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland
1730 – 1747 		Succeeded by
James Halyburton


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