commanded R.E. in Jamaica, 1897–9 : commanded British troops in Chinese expedition, 1900, until arrival of Indian contingent : was present at action of Tientsin : Commissioner at Wei-hai-wei, 1899–1901 : commanded troops at Shanghai, 1902 : commanding troops Straits Settlements since 1903 : K.C.B. in 1900.
DOUGLAS, RIGHT REV. HENRY ALEXANDER, D.D. (1821–1875)
Born Feb. 22, 1821 : son of Henry Alexander Douglas, who was brother of the sixth Marquis of Queensberry : educated at Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford : ordained, after taking his degree, in 1845 : Dean of Capetown in 1845 : appointed Bishop of Bombay, 1868 : died in London, Dec. 13, 1875.
DOUGLAS, JAMES (1826–1904)
Born June 4, 1826 : son of William Douglas : educated at Sorbie Parish School and privately in Edinburgh : went to Karachi in 1864 as Agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China : Agent in Bombay, 1865–72 : Exchange and bullion broker, 1873–1901 : Sheriff of Bombay, 1893 and 1902 : Fellow of the Bombay University, 1895 : devoted his leisure to researches : retired in 1902 : was author of Bombay and Western India, 1893; Glimpses of Old Bombay, 1900 : and wrote, in the local press, articles on the archaeology and history of W. India : died Aug. 3, 1904.
DOUGLAS, SIR THOMAS MONTEATH (1787–1868)
Son of Thomas Monteath : born 1787 : entered the E. I. Co.'s Bengal Army in 1806 : served in the Bundelkund campaigns, 1809–10 : in the Nipal war of 1815, the Pindari war of 1818, the Merwarra campaign of 1820, at the seige of Bhartpur, 1826 : Lt-Colonel, 1834 : commanded his regiment in the forcing of the Khyber and the capture of Kabul, 1838 : C.B. : in the Khurd Kabul and Jagdalak actions : was second in command at Sale's defence of Jalalabad until it was relieved by Pollock : was in the subsequent campaign to Kabul : A.D.C. to Queen Victoria : left India about 1845 : added the name of Douglas to his own in 1851 : K.C.B and General, 1865 : died Oct., 1868.
DOVETON, SIR JOHN (1768–1847)
Son of Frederick Doveton : born 1768 : entered the Madras Cavalry in 1785 : served against Tippoo, both in Cornwallis' campaign of 1791–2 and in Harris' of 1799, and in the pursuit of the bandit Dhoondia Waugh, under Colonel Wellesley : commanded the Hyderabad Contingent in 1814, which was utilized in the Pindari war of 1817. After the battle of Sitabaldi in Nov., 1817, Doveton marched to Nagpur to assist the Resident, Jenkins, against Appa Sahib, the Bhonsla Raja. Appa surrendered, and his troops, after a fight, abandoned Nagpur to Doveton, who was made C.B. in 1818 and K.C.B. in 1819 : retired, 1820 : Lt-General and G.C.B., 1837 : died at Madras, Nov. 7, 1847.
DOVETON, SIR JOHN (1783–1857)
Son of Sir William Webber Doveton : born 1783 : to Madras in the E.I. Co.'s military service, 1798 : A.D.C. to the Marquis Wellesley, while Governor-General : saw service in the campaign of 1799–1803, against the Mahrattas, and in 1817 : commanded a Division in the Nizam's Army : commanded a Division in Madras, 1833 : K.C.B., 1838 : General, 1854 : died Sep. 23, 1857.
DOVETON, JOHN (1800?–1853)
Educated as an orphan at a charity school in Madras : entered the Nizam of Hyderabad's Army in 1817 : rose to be Captain Commandant. On inheriting an uncle's fortune, he resigned his commission, and retired to London : died on Oct. 15, 1853. Being an Eurasian, he bequeathed nearly £50,000 to be divided between the Parental Academy at Calcutta, which was thereupon called the Doveton College, and the Doveton College at Madras.
DOW, ALEXANDER ( ? –1779)
Born in Perthshire : having reached Bencoolen as a sailor, he became Secretary to the Governor : entered the E. I. Co.'s military service in 1760 : Captain, 1764 : Lt-Colonel, 1769 : he published translations from the Persian in 1768 and produced, at Drury Lane, Zingis, a tragedy, 1769; Sethona, a tragedy, in 1774 : he also wrote historical works on India. Died at Bhaglapur, July 31, 1779.
