Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) was a Scottish naval officer and Commodore of Newfoundland.

[2] In 1757 Douglas served as a member of the court-martial which tried and convicted Admiral Byng[2] and in 1759 he was knighted for his participation in the capture of Québec.

[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station[3] and was commander of the squadron which captured Dominica in 1761.

They took the title Douglas of Friarshaw from the original seat of the family in the parish of Lilliesleaf.

Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet, was a captain in the 25th Regiment of Foot and later commanded the Kelso Volunteers.