John Douglas (Queensland politician)
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The Hon John Douglas CMG |
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| 7th Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 8 March 1877 – 21 January 1879 |
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| Preceded by | George Thorn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McIlwraith |
| Constituency | Maryborough |
| 5th Treasurer of Queensland | |
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In office 19 Dec 1866 – 21 May 1867 |
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| Preceded by | John Donald McLean |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Blacket Stephens |
| Constituency | Eastern Downs |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Darling Downs |
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In office 5 July 1859 – 10 December 1859 Serving with William Handcock |
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| Preceded by | William Wild |
| Succeeded by | David Bell |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Camden |
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In office 21 December 1860 – 17 July 1861 |
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| Preceded by | William Wild |
| Succeeded by | David Bell |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis |
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In office 14 June 1863 – 1 February 1866 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Sandeman |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Palmer |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eastern Downs |
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In office 4 January 1867 – 18 September 1868 |
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| Preceded by | John Donald McLean |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Macalister |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for East Moreton |
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In office 28 September 1868 – 16 December 1868 Serving with Arthur Francis |
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| Preceded by | James Garrick |
| Succeeded by | Henry Jordan |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough |
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In office 27 April 1875 – 24 November 1880 Serving with Henry King |
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| Preceded by | Berkeley Basil Moreton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Palmer |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 22 February 1866 – 25 July 1866 |
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In office 11 December 1868 – 13 November 1869 |
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| Personal details | |
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6 March 1828 London, England, UK 
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| Died | 23 July 1904 (aged 76) Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia 
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Howe Sarah Hickey |
| Relations | Henry Douglas (son), Alex Douglas (great grandson) |
| Occupation | Squatter, Civil Servant |
| Religion | Anglican |
John Douglas CMG (6 March 1828 – 23 July 1904) was an Anglo-Australian politician and Premier of Queensland.
Douglas was born in London, the seventh son of Henry Alexander Douglas and his wife Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of the Earl of Carnwath. His father was the third son of Sir William Douglas (c.1730–1783), fourth Baronet Douglas of Kelhead, who was a brother of the sixth and seventh Marquess of Queensberry. Douglas' parents died in 1837, he was educated at Harrow, Rugby 1843-47 and Durham University where he graduated B.A. in 1850.
Douglas arrived in New South Wales with his brother Edward in 1851 and was appointed a gold-fields commissioner, but gave this up to enter on a pastoral life.
Douglas was elected member for the Darling Downs and afterwards for Camden in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly until resigning on 17 July 1861.
He moved to Queensland in 1863.
On 12 May 1863 he was elected as member for Port Curtis in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He resigned on 1 February 1866, in order to be appointed on to the Queensland Legislative Council, which occurred on 22 February 1866.
On 1 March 1866 became postmaster-general in the first Macalister ministry.
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