Francis McDougall

Francis Thomas McDougall
Francis Thomas McDougall
Born	30 June 1817
Died	16 November 1886 (aged 69)
Occupation	Bishop of Labuan & Sarawak
Spouse	Harriette McDougall

Francis Thomas McDougall (30 June 1817 – 16 November 1886^[1]) was the first Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak from 1849 to 1868.^[2]

Life

McDougall was born in Sydenham, son of William Adair McDougall, captain in the 88th regiment.^[3] He was educated at King's College London, where he trained as a surgeon, and Magdalen Hall, Oxford.^[4] While at Oxford, he rowed in the winning Oxford eight in the 1842 Boat Race.^[5]

On leaving Oxford, McDougall found employment in superintending the Trimsaran iron-works in South Wales, in which Robert John Bunyon had an interest; Francis married his daughter, Harriette, in Llanelli in July 1843. This was around the time of the Rebecca Riots, and McDougall was a prospective target for planning to open a company 'truck' shop.^[6] The ironworks closed in 1844 and he left to be ordained in 1845, by Edward Stanley, Bishop of Norwich.^[3]

The McDougalls sailed for Borneo via the Cape and Singapore on 30 December 1847, arrived in Sarawak on 29 June 1848.^[7]^[8] William Bodham Wright was a second missionary, who made the same journey with his family, arriving with them in Kuching in June 1848.^[9] McDougall established a medical mission. The work of setting up a school was delegated to the Wrights, but immediately proved contentious. Wright favoured co-education, which was culturally sensitive. The Wrights returned to the United Kingdom after eight months.^[9]

McDougall took over the school project. He ran a "Home School", in which children were trained from an early age in the principles of Christianity. In the end he found it not particularly rewarding.^[9] In 1853, he returned home in order to manage the transfer of the mission from the Borneo Mission Society, whose funds came to an end, to the Society for Propagating the Gospel. In 1854, he was back again in Sarawak and the work of the mission grew.

McDougall was appointed first Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak (so called because Labuan was a British territory and Sarawak was not). He was consecrated a bishop at Calcutta on St Luke's Day 1855 (18 October), by Daniel Wilson, Bishop of Calcutta (under commission from John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury).^[3] His was "the first consecration of an English Bishop performed outside the British Isles".^[10]

Returning to England in 1868^[11] he was appointed Vicar of Godmanchester. Later he was Archdeacon of Huntingdon,^[12] then Vicar of Milford on Sea;^[13] and finally Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight from 1874 until his death.

References

^ The Times, 17 November 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31919; col E Obituary: The Rt Rev F.T. MacDougall
^ Bunyon, C.J. (1889) Memoirs of Francis Thomas McDougall...and of Harriette, his wife
^ ^a ^b ^c Overton, John Henry (1893). "McDougall, Francis Thomas" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "McDougall, Francis Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ George Gilbert Treherne Treherne; John Haviland Dashwood Goldie (1884). Record of the university boat race, 1829-1883. London: Bickers & Son, Leicester Square. pp. 29–30, 180. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
^ E.D.Jones, A file of Rebecca papers, Nos.56 and 62, The Carmarthenshire Antiquary, Vol.1 parts 3/4 (1943/4)
^ “The legacy of Francis Thomas McDougall” International Bulletin of Missionary Research, ISSN 0272-6122 1 October 2007 , Edwards, D.A
^ Max Saint, "A Flourish for the Bishop and Brooke's Friend Grant" 1985
^ ^a ^b ^c Jarvis, Edward (2022). The Anglican Church in Malaysia: Evolving Concepts, Challenging Contexts, Emerging Subtexts. Springer Nature. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-031-11597-4.
^ Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924. p. 11
^ “The Prospects of Christianity in the East” McDougall, F.T:Mission Life, Vo1. V (first series), 1 January 1868
^ Cambridgeshire County Council^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Geograph

Church of England titles
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak 1849 – 1868	Succeeded by Walter Chambers

[1] The Times, 17 November 1886; pg. 7; Issue 31919; col E Obituary: The Rt Rev F.T. MacDougall

[2] Bunyon, C.J. (1889) Memoirs of Francis Thomas McDougall...and of Harriette, his wife

[dnb-3] Overton, John Henry (1893). "McDougall, Francis Thomas" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[4] Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "McDougall, Francis Thomas" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

[5] George Gilbert Treherne Treherne; John Haviland Dashwood Goldie (1884). Record of the university boat race, 1829-1883. London: Bickers & Son, Leicester Square. pp. 29–30, 180. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

[6] E.D.Jones, A file of Rebecca papers, Nos.56 and 62, The Carmarthenshire Antiquary, Vol.1 parts 3/4 (1943/4)

[7] “The legacy of Francis Thomas McDougall” International Bulletin of Missionary Research, ISSN 0272-6122 1 October 2007 , Edwards, D.A

[8] Max Saint, "A Flourish for the Bishop and Brooke's Friend Grant" 1985

[Jarvis-9] Jarvis, Edward (2022). The Anglican Church in Malaysia: Evolving Concepts, Challenging Contexts, Emerging Subtexts. Springer Nature. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-031-11597-4.

[10] Handbook to the Diocese of Victoria (Hong Kong and South China) 1924. p. 11

[11] “The Prospects of Christianity in the East” McDougall, F.T:Mission Life, Vo1. V (first series), 1 January 1868

[12] Cambridgeshire County Council^{[permanent dead link]}

[13] Geograph

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v t e Archdeacons of Huntingdon, of Huntingdon and Wisbech and of Wisbech
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Late modern	Francis McDougall Gerald Vesey Thomas Hodgson Kenneth Knowles William Uthwatt James Jones Arthur Royle Dennis Page David Young Richard Sledge John Beer Hugh McCurdy, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech Richard Harlow, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech
of Wisbech (1915–2004)	Colin Campbell James Srawley George Ward Seiriol Evans John Pelloe George Fox William Patterson David Fleming Jim Rone John Beer (Acting?)

v t e Archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth
Isle of Wight	Francis McDougall Henry Haigh James Macarthur, Bishop of Southampton Lewen Tugwell Robert McKew Hampton Weekes Edward Roberts Alexander Cory Geoffrey Tiarks Ron Scruby Freddie Carpenter Tony Turner Mervyn Banting Trevor Reader Caroline Baston Peter Sutton Peter Leonard Steve Daughtery
Portsmouth (until 1999) & Portsdown (since 1999)	Neville Lovett Harold Rodgers Harold Hyde-Lees Arthur Kitching Edward Roberts Michael Peck Geoffrey Tiarks Christopher Prior Ron Scruby Norman Crowder Graeme Knowles Chris Lowson (became Archdeacon of Portsdown) Chris Lowson, Archdeacon of Portsdown Trevor Reader, Archdeacon of Portsdown Joanne Grenfell, Archdeacon of Portsdown Jenny Rowley, Archdeacon-designate of Portsdown
The Meon	Peter Hancock Gavin Collins Will Hughes (acting) Kathryn Percival

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