Charles Douglas, 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas (26 October 1775 – 10 September 1848), known as the Honourable Charles Douglas from 1790 to 1844, was a Scottish amateur cricketer who made 13 known appearances in important matches from 1797 to 1799.
On 25 May 1805 he was commissioned as a Major in the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, commanded by his elder brother.War Office, A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2. By 1815, when the regiment was serving in Ireland, he was the Lieutenant-Colonel.The Treble Almanack for the year 1815, Dublin, 1815.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lanarkshire from 1830 to 1832.ThePeerage.com
He succeeded as 3rd Baron Douglas of Douglas in January 1844 and died unmarried. The titles passed to his younger brother, the Reverend James Douglas.
He was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
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