Douglas, Findlay Small ♂

Education

Student United College 1892-1893 Jun. Gk.; Jun. Lat.; Jun. Math. 1893-1894 Lat.; Jun. Math. 1894-1895 Eng. Lit.; Chem.; Prac. Chem. 1895-1896 N. Phil.; Eng. Lit. Moncrieffe bursar, 1893.

Birth/childhood

Born 17.11.1874 son of Colin Douglas, journeyman [joiner] later master joiner , St Andrews and Elizabeth Small.

Attended Madras College, St Andrews.

Career

Worked with United States Steel Corporation and retired as assistant to the president of the Universal Atlas Cement division.

Notable golfer. Captain University golf team. U.S. amateur champion 1898. Joined R&A in 1920. President U.S. Golf Association 1929 -1930.

Death

Died in New York [U.S.A.] 29.3.1959.

Sources

• UYUC400:18.10.1892, 14.3.1893
• UYUY336
• St Andrews Citizen 14.2.1959 p7 col. 2
• Births Reg. St Andrews 1874/186
• Courier 5.12.1996 p5
• K. McCartney in A Year at St Andrews the Home of Golf 1998 p62 - 65
• Findlay Small Douglas in Madras College Archive
• and Findlay S. Douglas in Wikipedia.