Major general David Douglas Wemyss (1760–1839) was a British Army officer. Born Douglas, he changed his name to Wemyss circa 1790.[1]
He was the seventh General Officer Commanding, Ceylon, appointed in 1804.[1] He was succeeded by Thomas Maitland.
At Tottenham in December 1810, he married Elizabeth Tuckett, daughter of Elias Tuckett and Sarah Merchant, of Bath. He was at the time Governor of Tynemouth Castle and Cliffe Fort, having been appointed to the position in May 1809.[2][3][4] He had a son by a previous marriage.[5]
^ abLee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Wemyss, David Douglas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^"No. 16261". The London Gazette. 27 May 1809. p. 760.
^The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine and Review. D. Schaw and Son. 1810.
^A revised genealogical account of the various families descended from Francis Fox, of St. Germans, Cornwall : to which is appended a pedigree of the Crokers, of Lineham, and many other families connected with them. Boston Public Library. London : Printed for the compiler by Head, Hole and Co. 1872.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner, comtesse de (1841). The idler in Italy : new series. Baudry's European library. OCLC 714124428.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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