Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir John Douglas KCMG, born 1835 in Ireland, was the son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (1795–1862) and Marianne Bullock.He was in the Civil Service of Mauritius 1859-1869 when he transferred to Ceylon where he was Auditor-General between 1869-1876. He became Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements in 1876-1878 before returning to Ceylon as Lieut.-Governor and Colonial Secretary, 1878-1880.. }
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- John_Douglas_(governor) comment "Sir John Douglas KCMG, born 1835 in Ireland, was the son of Lt Gen Sir James Dawes Douglas (1795–1862) and Marianne Bullock.He was in the Civil Service of Mauritius 1859-1869 when he transferred to Ceylon where he was Auditor-General between 1869-1876. He became Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements in 1876-1878 before returning to Ceylon as Lieut.-Governor and Colonial Secretary, 1878-1880.".