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Revision as of 03:43, 17 June 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

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh
6 Sep, 1890[10] – ? 		Succeeded by
Charles L. Napier
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
Edmund C. Drummond 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
15 Jan, 1898[13] – ? 		Succeeded by
Day H. Bosanquet
Preceded by
Walter T. Kerr 		Second Naval Lord
14 Aug, 1899[14] – ? 		Succeeded by
John A. Fisher
Preceded by
Frederick G. D. Bedford 		Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station
10 Jun, 1902[15] – ? 		Succeeded by
Day H. Bosanquet
Preceded by
John A. Fisher 		Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
20 Oct, 1904[16] – ? 		Succeeded by
Day H. Bosanquet

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 217.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26364. p. 265. 17 January, 1893.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 January, 1898. Issue 35408, col C, p. 10.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4183. 21 June, 1901.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27448. p. 4189. 26 June, 1902.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27772. p. 1845. 7 March, 1905.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27826. p. 5532. 11 August, 1905.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27993. p. 899. 8 February, 1907.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28452. p. 2. 2 January, 1911.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 217.
  11. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 2 January, 1892. Issue 33524, col F, p. 6.
  12. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 13 June, 1894. Issue 34289, col G, p. 11.
  13. ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 88.
  14. ↑ The Naval Staff of the Admiralty. p. 119.
  15. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1902. Issue 36763, col E, p. 10.
  16. ↑ "Important Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 20 June, 1904. Issue 37425, col A, p. 10.

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