Background
McDougall was born in Sydenham, son of William Adair McDougall, captain in the 88th regiment.
McDougall was born in Sydenham, son of William Adair McDougall, captain in the 88th regiment.
King"s College London.
He educated at King"s College London, where he trained as a surgeon, and Magdalen Hall, Oxford. While at Oxford, he rowed in the winning Oxford eight in the 1842 Boat Race. In 1853, he returned home in order to manage the transfer of the mission from the Borneo Mission Society, whose funds came to an end, to the Society for Propagating the Gospel.
In 1854, he was back again in Sarawak.
The work of the mission grew. McDougall was appointed bishop, of Labuan.
He was consecrated at Calcutta on Saint Luke"s Day, 1855. Returning to England in 1868 he was appointed Vicar of Godmanchester.
Later he was Archdeacon of Huntingdon, then Vicar of Milford on Sea.
And finally Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight from 1874 until his death.