Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer

Biographical Summary

Douglas, Lord Daer, Basil William. 16/03/1763-05/11/1794. Ref: 430. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Lord.
• Place of Death: Ivybridge, Devonshire.
• Place of interment: Exeter Cathedral, Devon.
• Profession: Politician, Agricultural Improver.
• Appointments Held: Independent means.
• Undergraduate Studies: Edinburgh University.
• Marital Status: Unmarried.
• Mother: Helen Hamilton d.1802.
• Father: Dunbar Hamilton Douglas, 4th. Earl of Selkirk, FRSE. 1722-99.
• Siblings: Thomas Douglas, 5th. Earl of Selkirk. FRSE.1771-1820.
• Other Family: Brother-in-law of Sir James Hall of Dunglass FRSE 1761-1832 and Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope 2ndBaronet, FRSE 1766-1839.
• References: The Scots Peerage, 7, 1910, 521; J.A.Gray " Lord Selkirk of Red River" Toronto 1964, 14; Shapin 123.
• Date of Election: 24/01/1785.
• Proposers: Dugald Stewart, James Gregory, John Walker (Physical Section Minute 06/12/1784 NLS Acc10,000/2).
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002, pt. 1. A-J, page 262