Thomas Douglas, 5t Yerl o Selkirk

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Thomas Douglas, 5t Yerl o Selkirk

Thomas Douglas, 5t Yerl o Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 Juin 1771 – 8 Apryle 1820) was a Scots peer. He wis noteworthy as a Scots philanthropist that sponsored immigrant settlements in Canadae at the Red River Colony.

Honorar teetles
Precedit bi
The 7t Yerl o Gallowa
Laird Lieutenant o Kirkcoubrie
1807–1820
Succeedit bi
The 8t Yerl o Gallowa
Peerage o Scotland
Precedit bi
Dunbar Douglas

Yerl o Selkirk

1799–1820
Succeedit bi
Dunbar James Douglas