where he took a prominent part in debates on military and naval matters and on the corn laws. He was frequently consulted on important military questions. His later works included Observations on the Modern System of Fortification. and On Naval Warfare With Steam Personal life In 1797, while in Quebec City, Douglas fathered a daughter, Margaret (or Marguerite), but did not marry the mother, Catherine Normandeau. In 1799, he returned to England, and in July of that year he married Anne Dundas, daughter of James Dundas. They had ten children, Major Charles Douglas, James Dundas Douglas, Howard Douglas, General Sir Robert Percy Douglas, 4th Baronet of Carr, Reverend William Frederick Douglas, Ann Douglas, Christina Douglas, Lucy Douglas, Sarah Mary Harcourt Douglas, and Mary Douglas. Sir Howard Douglas died in Tunbridge Wells. Honors Douglas was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford. Shortly before his death he declined the offer of a military GCB. His service as Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands is recognized by an obelisk on the island of Corfu. Notes References Further reading External links Biography at the Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archives, Memorial University Library Website Sir Howard Douglas |- |- 1776 births 1861 deaths People from Gosport Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain British Army generals British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies East Yorkshire Regiment officers Fellows of the Royal Society Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Liverpool UK MPs 1841–1847 Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Royal Artillery officers Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Royal Military College of Canada faculty Governors of the Colony of New Brunswick