William Douglas may refer to:

Earls and Dukes of Queensberry

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 15828 March 1639/40) was a Scottish people, Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of James Douglas, 8th of Drumlanrig and his wife Mary Fleming. He inherited his father's title, as 9th Laird of Drumla ...

(c. 1582–1640), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC (163728 March 1695), also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry, was a Scottish politician.G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and L ...

(1637–1695), Scottish nobleman and politician, grandson of the above *

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, (16 December 172423 December 1810) was a Scottish noble landowner. He was popularly known as Old Q and was reputed as a high-stakes gambler. In 1799 he was estimated the eighth-wealthiest man (or small ...

(1724–1810), Scottish nobleman, great-grandson of the above

Earls of Angus

William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (24 February 1398 – October 1437) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. The son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus and Princess Mary of Scotland, he was a grandson of King Robert III. The story of Angus' ...

(c. 1398–1437), Scottish nobleman and soldier, grandson of the 1st Earl of Douglas *

William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533 – 1 July 1591, at Glenbervie) was a Scottish nobleman and zealous supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. Biography Douglas was the eldest son of Sir Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie, Knt., by his spouse Agne ...

(1533–1591), Scottish nobleman and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots *

William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (15543 March 1611) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (1533–1591). Career Douglas studied at St. Andrews University and joined the household of the Earl of Mo ...

(1552–1611), Scottish nobleman, son of the above *

William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is ...

and 11th Earl of Angus (1589–1660), Scottish nobleman, son of the above

Earls of Douglas

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1323 – 1 May 1384) was a Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish nobleman, peer, magnate, and head of the Black Douglas family. Under his leadership, the Black Douglases continued their climb to pre-eminence i ...

(c. 1327–1384), Scottish nobleman, grandson of William le Hardi, Lord of Douglas *

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas William, 6th Earl of Douglas (c. 1424 – 24 November 1440) was a Scottish nobleman. In addition to his Earldom of Douglas, he was Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and ...

(c. 1424–1440), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale (1425 – 22 February 1452) was a late Medieval Scottish nobleman, Lord of Galloway, and Lord of the Regality of Lauderdale, and the most powerful magnate in Southern Scotland. He was ki ...

(1425–1452), Scottish nobleman, cousin of the above

Earls of Morton

William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton (c. 1540 – 1606) was the son of Robert Douglas of Lochleven and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of James V of Scotland. Career Connections William Douglas's half-brother from his mother's liaison with t ...

(c. 1540–1606), Scottish nobleman *

William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 – 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist. Life He was the son of Robert Douglas, Master of Morton, and Jean Lyon, daughter of ...

(1582–1648), Scottish nobleman, grandson of the above

Lords of Douglas

William I, Lord of Douglas William of Douglas (died c. 1214) was a medieval nobleman living in Clydesdale, an area under the control of the King of the Scots. Enigmatic origins The origins of William are uncertain, the first of the name of Douglas to appear on historic re ...

(died c. 1214), medieval nobleman of Flemish origin * William Longleg, Lord of Douglas (c. 1220–c. 1274), Scoto-Norman nobleman, grandson of the above * William le Hardi, Lord of Douglas (1243–c. 1298), Scottish soldier and governor of Berwick Castle, son of the above * William IV, Lord of Douglas (died 1333), Scottish nobleman, grandson of the above

Other nobles and knights

William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale Sir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale (–1353), also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry, was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence. Family and early life Douglas' ...

(c. 1300–1353), Scottish nobleman and soldier, cousin of the 1st Earl of Douglas *Sir

William Douglas of Nithsdale Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale (c. 1370(?) – 1391) was a Scottish knight and Northern Crusader. Early life William Douglas was an illegitimate son of Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas and an unknown mother. A man of apparently d ...

(c. 1370–c. 1392), Scottish knight *Sir William Douglas of Drumlanrig (died 1427), Scottish knight, grandson of the 1st Earl of Douglas *Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie (c. 1473–1513), Scottish knight killed at the Battle of Flodden * William Douglas, 2nd Lord Mordington (1626–c. 1671), Scottish nobleman, grandson of the 10th Earl of Angus *Sir

William Douglas of Kelhead Colonel Sir William Douglas of Kelhead (died 1673) raised a regiment of foot in Nithsdale and Annandale in 1643. Early life William Douglas was the son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (d. 1640) and Isobel Kerr of Lothian, daughter o ...

(died 1673), Scottish Covenanter colonel, son of the 1st Earl of Queensberry *

William Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton (24 December 1634 – 18 April 1694), also known as Lord William Douglas and the Earl of Selkirk, was a Scottish nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas by his seco ...

(born Lord William Douglas, 1634–1694), Scottish nobleman and politician, son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas *

William Douglas, 14th of Cavers William Douglas ( – January 1748), 14th of Cavers was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1715 and 1747. Douglas was the eldest son of Archibald Douglas of Cavers and his wife Anna Scott, daughter of Francis Scott ...

(c. 1688–1748), Scottish landowner and politician, MP for Roxburghshire 1715–22, 1727–34, 1742–47, and for Dumfries Burghs 1722–27 *

Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet ( – 16 May 1783) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain, British House of Commons from 1768 to 1780, representing the constituency of Dumfries Burghs (UK Parliament constitue ...

(c. 1730–1783), Scottish landowner and politician, MP for Dumfries Burghs, great-great-grandson of Sir William Douglas of Kelhead *

Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died 1809) was a Scottish landowner and industrialist, best known for founding the planned town of Castle Douglas in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (now within Dumfries and Galloway), south-west Scotland. He be ...

(died 1809), Scottish mill owner, landowner and founder of Castle Douglas *

Lord William Douglas Lord William Robert Keith Douglas (6 March 1783 – 5 December 1859) was a Scottish politician and landowner. He was the fourth son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet, Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead and younger brother of bot ...

(1783–1859), Scottish politician and landowner, son of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet

Arts

William Douglas (poet) William Douglas may refer to: Earls and Dukes of Queensberry *William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 1582–1640), Scottish nobleman *William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695), Scottish nobleman and politician, grandson of the a ...

(c. 1672–1748), Scottish writer, probable author of the poem "

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1672 - c1760 ) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Ann ...

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William Douglas (painter, born 1780) William Douglas (1780–1832) was a Scottish Portrait miniature, miniature painter. Life William Douglas, a descendant of the family of Clan Douglas, Douglas of Glenbervie, was born in Fifeshire on 14 April 1780. He received a liberal educati ...

(1780–1832), Scottish miniature and portrait painter *Sir

William Fettes Douglas Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822–1891) was a Scottish painter and art connoisseur, rising to be President of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life He was born on 12 March 1822 at 26 Rankeillor Street in Edinburgh's South Side, the eldest son o ...

(1822–1881), Scottish painter * Billy Douglas (musician) (1912–1978), American jazz trumpeter and vocalist * Bill Douglas (1934–1991), Scottish film director * Bill Douglas (musician) (born 1944), Canadian composer, pianist and bassoonist

Law

William O. Douglas William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. Douglas was known for his strong progressive and civil libertari ...

(1898–1980), United States Supreme Court justice *Sir William Randolph Douglas (1921–2003), Chief Justice of Barbados

Military

* William Douglas of Kirkness (1688–1747), Scottish general and politician * William Douglas (American soldier) (1742–1777), American military officer during the American Revolutionary War *Sir William Douglas (British Army officer, born 1770) (1770–1834), British Army general in the War of 1812 *Sir William Douglas of Balgillo (c. 1778–1818), British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars *

William Bloomfield Douglas William Bloomfield Douglas (25 September 1822 – 5 March 1906), generally known as "Bloomfield Douglas" or "Captain Douglas", was a Welsh naval officer and public servant. During his career, he served in various positions in South Australia, ...

(1822–1906), Royal Navy officer and colonial official *Sir William Douglas (British Army officer, born 1858) (1858–1920), British Army general in the First World War *

Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force. After serving as a pilot, then a flight commander and finally as a squ ...

(William Sholto Douglas, 1893–1969), Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Politics

* William Lewis Douglas (1845–1924), governor of Massachusetts, 1905–1906 * William Douglas (Canadian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, 1886–1892 * William H. Douglas (1853–1944), U.S. Representative from New York *

Billy Douglas (politician) William Douglas was a prominent unionist activist in Northern Ireland. Douglas served in the British Army during World War I, under Herbert Dixon. When Dixon was elected for Belfast Pottinger at the 1918 general election, he appointed Dougl ...

(fl. 1918–1963), unionist activist from Northern Ireland * William Douglas (Northern Ireland politician, born 1923) (1923–2013), Orangeman and Assembly member

Sports

* William Douglas (cricketer, born 1848) (1848–1887), New Zealand cricketer * Billy Douglas (rugby union) (1863–1943), Welsh rugby union player * William Douglas (footballer, fl. 1890s), Scottish footballer for Newton Heath and Blackpool * William Douglas (footballer, born 1890) (1890–1917), Scottish footballer for Queen's Park * Bill Douglas (rugby union) (born c. 1898), Australian rugby union player * William Douglas (cricketer, born 1903) (1903–1981), New Zealand cricketer * William Douglas (footballer, fl. 1931–1934), Scottish footballer for Montrose, Brechin City, Blackburn Rovers, Dick, Kerr's XI and Rochdale in the 1930s *

William Douglas (boxer) William "Dynamite" Douglas (21 March 1940 – 7 October 1999) was an American Boxing, boxer. His son is former world heavyweight champion, James Douglas (boxer), James "Buster" Douglas. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Douglas was a contender in ...

(1940–1999), American boxer

Others

William Douglas (sea captain) William Douglas (died 1791) was a Scottish ship captain and an oceanographer maritime fur trader during the late 18th century. He worked with the British trader and Captain John Meares, commanding the ship '' Iphigenia Nubiana''. He was involved i ...

(died 1791), Scottish and American maritime fur trader * William Douglas (priest) (died 1819), Church of England priest, Archdeacon of Wilts, 1799–1804 * William Douglas (advocate) (c. 1784–1821), Scottish advocate and Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, 1812–1816 *William O. Douglas, American who in 1878 received a patent for a

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Fictional characters

* Billy Douglas (''One Life to Live''), fictional character on the American television series ''One Life to Live''