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Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet

Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) was a Scottish naval officer and Commodore of Newfoundland.
==Naval career==
Douglas became a captain in the Royal Navy in 1744.〔(Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador'' )〕 In 1745 he commanded the HMS ''Mermaid'' at Louisbourg and in 1746 he commanded the HMS ''Vigilante'' at Louisbourg.〔 In 1746 was appointed Commodore of Newfoundland by Vice-Admiral Isaac Townsend.〔 He then served as a Member of Parliament for Orkney & Shetland from 1754 to 1768.〔(James Douglas papers )〕
In 1757 served as a member of the court martial which tried and convicted Admiral Byng〔 and in 1759 he was knighted for his participation in the capture of Québec.〔 He was commander of the squadron which captured Dominica in 1761.〔 He served in the fleet under George Rodney which captured Martinique in February 1762〔 and then served in the fleet under George Pocock which captured Havana in August 1762.〔 He became Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station later in the year.〔Cundall, p. xx〕
Promoted to vice-admiral in 1770, he became Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1774 and was then promoted to admiral in 1778. In 1786 he was made a Baronet.〔

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