Education
Born into a noble family he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and married in 1849.
Born into a noble family he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and married in 1849.
He was Vicar of Abbotsley, then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the Episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman". He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously. His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.
He was the brother of John Douglas, Premier of Queensland.