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[William Douglas]

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DOUGLAS, Francis William (KINTA),

Secretary of the Sanitary Board; b. Dec. 31, 1874. Joined service at Perak, 1895 ; acting assistant District Magistrate, Tanjong Malim, 1896; acting District Officer, Kuantan, 1897; acting Distiict Officer, Temerloh, 1898 ; acting-Superintendent, Ulu Pahang, 1898 ; assistant Distiict Magistrate, Tanjong Malim, 1899 ; acting Forest Officer, Perak, 1900; acting assistant Secretary to Resident, 1902 ; assistant District Officer, Tanjong Malim, 1903 ; acting chief assistant Distiict Officer, Batti Gajah, 1903; assistant District Officer, Ipoh, and acting assistant Distiict Officer, Larut, 1904 ; appointed Deputy Chairman and Secretary of Sanitary Board, Kinta, 1905. Address: Kinta, Perak, Federated Malay States.

DOUGLAS, James (Hong Kong), A.I.N.A. ;

Marine Surveyor; partner in firm of Goddard and Douglas ; b., 1864. Edac. : George Watson's College, Edinburgh. Went to sea, 1880 ; came to Hong-kong, 18S5; joined Douglas Steamship Co. ; promoted its commander 1895 ; retired from sea, 1930. Club : Hongkong ; member jockey, cricket, golf clubs, etc. Address : Barker Road, Hongkong.

DOUGLAS, John Charles Edward (SHANGHAI), B.A. ;

Merton Oxford, Honours Jurisprudence, 1899; Barrister-at-law. Called to the Barat Grey's Inn, June 27, 1900 ; served in the Mines Department of the British South Africa Company in Rhodesia, from Feb. to Sept., 1901 ; appointed Registrar of the Supreme Court for China and Corea, and also Chief Clerk, Aug. 31, 1901; acting Assistant Judge at Shanghai from April 3, 1904 to July, 1905; is also Sheriff and Coronsr. Address : Shanghai, China.

DOUGLAS, R. Stair (BAKAM),

Cadet, Sarawak Civil Service, 1896 (?1826) ; assistant Resident, 1833 ; Resident, 2nd class, 1932; 2nd class Resident, Baram, 1934. Address: Baram, Sarawak, North Borneo.

DOUGLAS, William Willes (TAIPING),

F.M.S. Civil Service; b. Aug. 17, 1860. Inspector Perak Armed Police, 1878 ; Superintendent of Police and Prisons, Negri Sembilan, Oct., 1881 ; Officer in Charge, Sungei Ujong, April-May, 1885 ; Superintendent of Police and Prisons, May, 1886 ; Collector and Magistrate, Port Dickson, Oct., 1831 ; Officer in Charge, Sungei Ujong, May-June, 1893; District Officer, Klang, Dec., 1895 ; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Perak, Feb., 1897; Acting Commissioner of Police, Federated Malay States, July, 1897 ; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Taiping, 1906. Address : Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States.

[William Douglas]

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Douglas Road

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Douglas Road => Jalan Douglas => (part of) Jalan Pahang.

William Willes Douglas (1860 - 1922) started off his career in Malaya as an Inspector in the Perak Armed Police in 1878. He was stationed in Perak and Negeri Sembilan in various posts, including Superintendent of Police and Prisons Negeri Sembilan (1881) and Collector and Magistrate in Port Dickson (1891). After a two-year term as District Officer of Klang (1895-97), he was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police in Perak (he was involved in the first Durbar in Kuala Kangsar) and rose to become Commissioner of Police FMS in December 1909, serving until 1916. He is said to have had a deep understanding of the Malay police officers and always considered their interests. He was also known as a keen hunter who kept a pack of thoroughbreed hounds for the purpose.

After 38 years of service, Douglas retired to Johor and passed away in Singapore. His father, Captain Bloomfield Douglas, was the British Resident of Selangor from 1875 to 1882.

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