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Charles Douglas (-1770)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography Charles Douglas. (-1770) (aka. of Breconwhat) Son of Sir William Douglas (d. 1733), 2nd Bart of Kelhead, and Helen Erskine (d. 1754), a half-sister of Boswell's mother Euphemia. Brother of John and William Douglas. Married to a Mrs. Young. Life with James Boswell: Boswell met him at Kelhead on October 6, 1762. He described him as having "been twenty-five years abroad in the East Indies and has made a fortune of £20,000, a fine, hearty man of no great reach but much kindness of heart and a good deal of humour. He was very fond to see me, and as he has a house in London and is to be there next winter, he may be very obliging to me." This article was last updated at January 31 2008 22:20:27 CET Other links of possible interest	Other biographies that refer to Charles Douglas: Douglas, John Douglas, William
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Charles Douglas (-1770)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

Charles Douglas. (-1770) (aka. of Breconwhat)

Son of Sir William Douglas (d. 1733), 2nd Bart of Kelhead, and Helen Erskine (d. 1754), a half-sister of Boswell's mother Euphemia. Brother of John and William Douglas. Married to a Mrs. Young.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell met him at Kelhead on October 6, 1762. He described him as having "been twenty-five years abroad in the East Indies and has made a fortune of £20,000, a fine, hearty man of no great reach but much kindness of heart and a good deal of humour. He was very fond to see me, and as he has a house in London and is to be there next winter, he may be very obliging to me."

This article was last updated at January 31 2008 22:20:27 CET

Other links of possible interest

Other biographies that refer to Charles Douglas:

Douglas, John
Douglas, William

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