Memorial in St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon dedicated to Sir James Douglass d. 1898
Location
St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of James Nicholas Douglass, Knight, F.R.S / late engineer in Chief to the Honorable Corporation of Trinity House.' // ‘Walk as he walked in faith and righteousness; / Strive as he strove the weak and poor to aid; / Seek not thyself but other men to bless; / So win like him a wreath that will not fade.’
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Douglass, James Nicholas
Age: 72
Date of Death: 1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer in Chief
Organisation: Trinity House
Age: 72
Date of Death: 1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer in Chief
Organisation: Trinity House
Extra
Notes: Douglass was Engineer-in-Chief for Trinity House. He designed and constructed lighthouses, including the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1887. Douglass was knighted for his achievements. He retired in 1892 and died on the Isle of Wight in 1898.
There is a tablet in Bonchurch Old Church, Isle of Wight where Sir James was initially buried. He was re-intered in August 1913 at St Petrox, Dartmouth.
There is a further memorial table inside St Petrox.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 40
There is a tablet in Bonchurch Old Church, Isle of Wight where Sir James was initially buried. He was re-intered in August 1913 at St Petrox, Dartmouth.
There is a further memorial table inside St Petrox.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 40