| Authorised form of name | Douglas; John (1721 - 1807) |
| Other forms of surname | 'John Carlisle' |
| 'John Sarum' |
| Dates | 1721 - 1807 |
| Place of birth | Pittenweern, Fife |
| Date of birth | 14 July 1721 |
| Date of death | 18 May 1807 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire |
| Activity | Education:
BA (1740) MA (1743) St Mary Hall, Oxford; DD (1758)
Career:
Ordained deacon (1744); chaplain to the 3rd Foot Guards (1744); resigned commission when army returned to fight Jacobites (1745-1746); Curate, Tilehurst near Reading; Curate, Dunstew, Oxfordshire; Perpetual curate of Kenley, Shropshire; Canon of Windsor; Edited the journal of Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery (1777); Bishop of Carlisle (1778); Canon and Dean of Windsor (1778-1791); President, Sion College (1781); Bishop of Salisbury (1791)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/06/1778 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911)
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 |
| Code | NA7220 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1778/15 | Douglas, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |