Douglas was an early member of the Old Testament company for the revision of the authorised version, and served till the completion of the work in 1884.

George was educated at home by his father with such success that he entered the University of Glasgow in 1837 at the early age of eleven, and took a distinguished place in the classes of languages and philosophy.

In 1856 the Free church erected a third theological college, at Glasgow, and Douglas was appointed tutor of the Hebrew classes.

Douglas was an early member of the Old Testament company for the revision of the authorised version, and served till the completion of the work in 1884; his accurate acquaintance with the Hebrew text rendered him a valuable coadjutor.

[8] A full-length portrait by G. Sherwood Calvert at one time was displayed on the walls of the Free Church College at Glasgow.

But he had a profound distrust of what he called ' the hasty generalisations 'of the higher criticism, and was always ready to defend his conservative position.