John St Leger Douglas
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John St. Leger Douglas was an 18th century politician, a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain
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He was Member of Parliament
for Hindon
from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for Weobley
1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died.
A grandson of Col Walter Douglas of Baads
, Governor of the Leeward Islands
, and the son of John St. Leger Douglas, a West Indian plantation owner, and his wife Susannah, daughter of Michael Lambert, Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Kitts
, in his only recorded speech in the House of Commons, he supported the Government against the interests of the West Indies even after the outbreak of war against America in 1775, declaring that he too 'had a
considerable estate in the West Indies'.
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of the Parliament of Scotland, as one of the most significant...
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He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hindon
Hindon (UK Parliament constituency)
Hindon was a parliamentary borough consisting of the village of Hindon in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1448 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
from 1769, at a time when bribery was the norm in this constituency, til 1774, and Member of Parliament for Weobley
Weobley (UK Parliament constituency)
Weobley was a parliamentary borough in Herefordshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295 and from 1628 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1628–1660 :...
1774 - 23 May 1783, when he died.
A grandson of Col Walter Douglas of Baads
Walter Douglas (governor)
Colonel Walter Douglas was one of seven sons of William Douglas of Baads and his wife, Joan, daughter of James Mason of Park, Blantyre. One of his brothers was the surgeon John Douglas , another James, a physician and anatomist...
, Governor of the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
, and the son of John St. Leger Douglas, a West Indian plantation owner, and his wife Susannah, daughter of Michael Lambert, Lieutenant-Governor of Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...
, in his only recorded speech in the House of Commons, he supported the Government against the interests of the West Indies even after the outbreak of war against America in 1775, declaring that he too 'had a
considerable estate in the West Indies'.