Henry Alexander Douglas

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Henry Alexander Douglas (1821-1875^[1]) was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1876^[2]. Born into a noble family^[3] he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and married in 1849. Vicar of Abbotsley, then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the Episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman"^[4]. He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously^[5].

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Harding	Bishop of Bombay 1869 – 1875	Succeeded by Louis George Mylne

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1. ^ The Times, Friday, Dec 17, 1875; pg. 5; Issue 28501; col G The Late Bishop Of Bombay.-The late Right Rev HA Douglas
2. ^ ”A history of the Church of England in India since the early days of the East India Company” Chatterton, E: London: SPCK, 1924
3. ^ Noble provenance
4. ^ Times Obit (ibid)
5. ^ "Sermons delivered by the Right Rev. Henry Alexander Douglas, Bishop of Bombay"William Wells Gardener, London: 1875

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