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'Sir James Nicholas Douglass', FRS, (October 16, 1826 – June 19, 1898), was an English civil engineer famous for the design and construction of the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse.

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Brief biography

James Nicholas Douglass was born in London, in 1826, the eldest son of Nicholas Douglass, an engineer. After serving an apprenticeship with the Hunter and English company, he joined the engineering department of Trinity House, working as an assistant to his father during the construction of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. During his career, Douglass was involved in the design and construction of numerous lighthouses, including the Smalls Lighthouse and Wolf Rock Lighthouse. One of the crowning achievements of his career was the construction of the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse which was completed in 1882. Douglass received a knighthood shortly afterwards.
In 1887 Douglass was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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★ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Douglass, James Nicholas by T. H. Beare