Alexander Douglas (d. 1623)

Alexander Douglas (d. 1623)

Alexander Douglas (died 1623) was a Church of Scotland minister and bishop. Minister at Elgin for 17 years, he was elevated to the bishopric of Moray, receiving crown provision on November 30, 1602. He was not consecrated, however, for over over 8 years, not until he received consecration at Edinburgh on March 15, 1611. He died May 11, 1623, at Elgin. He was buried at the church of St Giles, Elgin, in a vault by a window.

References

* Keith, Robert, "An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688", (London, 1924)
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)


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