Famous People with Name Douglas

Douglas Thomas Ring            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Thomas Ring: Ring was a large man, 6 feet (183 cm) tall, and with his large hands he was able to impart plenty of spin on the ball, although he was not eager to flight the ball especially in English conditions. As a batsman, he was good enough to be considered a genuine all-rounder however his habit playing the ball in the air prevented from scoring more runs.[3] Ring never brought himself a bat, choosing to rely on a bat he borrowed from the Victorian Cricket Association practice kit.[1]

Douglas N. Daft            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas N. Daft: is an Australian businessman.

Douglas Lorimer Kidd            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Lorimer Kidd: is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002, representing the National Party. He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.Kidd was first elected to Parliament in the 1978 elections, becoming MP for Marlborou

Douglas Smith Huyghue            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Smith Huyghue: was a Canadian and Australian poet, fiction writer, essayist, and artist.published poetry was in the Halifax Morning Post and Parliamentary Reporter, where his work appeared under the pseudonym 'Eugene'. [1] In the early 1840s, he began regularly contributing poetry, short fiction, and essays to the literary magazine Amaranth, published in Saint John, New Brunswick. His novel, Argimou: A Legend of the Micmac, was serialized in Amaranth in 1842 and was first published in book form in 1847. In the late 1840s he moved to England, where he published a three-volume novel, Nomades of the West; or, Ellen Clayton (1850), and then immigrated to Australia on the Lady Peel in 1852.[2] In 1853 he became a clerk in the Office of Mines in the Ballarat goldfields, where he witnessed the Eureka Stockade revolt of 1854. His watercolor, "The Eureka Stockade," is exhibited at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. He continued working as a civil servant in Ballarat and Graytown, his last post being at the Department of Mines in Melbourne. He died July 24, 1891.

Douglas Stewart            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Stewart: was a major twentieth century Australian poet, as well as short story writer, essayist and literary editor. He published 13 collections of poetry, 5 verse plays, including the well-known Fire on the Snow, many short stories and critical essays, and biographies of Norman Lindsay and Kenneth Slessor. He also edited several poetry anthologies.His greatest contribution to Australian literature came from his 20 years as literary editor of The Bulletin, his 10 years as a publishing editor with Angus and Robertson, and his lifetime support of Australian writers.[1] Geoffrey Serle, literary critic, has described Stewart as "the greatest all-rounder of modern Australian literature".[citation needed]

Robert Matheson Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Robert Matheson Douglas: He studied medicine at the University of Adelaide

Sir Roger Owen Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Roger Owen Douglas: a New Zealand politician, formerly served as a senior New Zealand Labour Party Cabinet minister. He became arguably best-known for his prominent role in the radical economic restructuring undertaken by the Fourth Labour Government during the 1980s ("Roger

Sean Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sean Douglas: is a New Zealand football (soccer) player, who is currently assistant coach of the New Zealand U-20 team.Douglas also played for the All Whites, representing his country over 20 times in A-internationals.He played his final international match in a June

Sir Adye Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Adye Douglas: was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886. Ayde Douglas played his only first class cricket match at South Yarra Ground, Melbourne, on the 29 and 30 March 1852 for Tasmania against Victoria. He scored a duck in the first innings, and 6 in the second. He also took 0/5 off 2 overs in Victoria's second innings. In 1856 Douglas was one of the first representatives elected to Tasmania's new House of Assembly, but was soon frustrated by lack of support. He resigned in 1857 to travel in North America, France, and England, before soon returning to Tasmania.

Mark William Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Mark William Douglas: is a former international cricketer. He played six One Day Internationals and no Tests for New Zealand. He also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.