| Authorised form of name | Douglas; Sir; Howard (1776 - 1861) |
| Dates | 1776 - 1861 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Gosport, Hampshire, England |
| Date of birth | 23 January 1776 |
| Place of death | Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Date of death | 09 November 1861 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Boldre, near Lymington, Hampshire |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; Honorary DCL (1829, Oxford)
Career:
Lieutenant, Royal Artillery (1794); Captain (1804); commanded at Quebec; fought as Lieutenant Colonel at Corunna (1809); served again in Peninsula (1811-1812); Colonel (1814); Major General (1821); Governor of New Brunswick (1823-1829); Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands (1835-1840); Lieutenant General (1837); Colonel 99th Foot (1841); Colonel 15th Foot (1851); General (1851); MP for Liverpool (1842-1847); Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Gloucester; various appointments at the Royal Military College
Honours:
CB 1815; GCMG 1835; KCB 1840; GCB 1841
Memberships:
FRGS; AINA (notification arrived on the day of his death)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/01/1816 |
| Relationships | Son of Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Bart (FRS 1770) and his second wife, Sarah; succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Baronet of Carr (1809) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Code | NA6940 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1815/22 | Douglas, Sir Howard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |