David Douglas Wemyss

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General David Douglas Wemyss (1760–1839) was a British Army officer. Born Douglas, he changed his name to Wemyss circa 1790.

He was the seventh General Officer Commanding, Ceylon, appointed in 1804.{{cite DNB|wstitle=Wemyss, David Douglas|volume=60}} 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.{{London Gazette|issue=16261|page=760|date=27 May 1809}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SesRAAAAYAAJ&q=david+douglas+wemyss+tuckett&pg=RA7-PA8|title=The Edinburgh Monthly Magazine and Review|date=1810|publisher=D. Schaw and Son.|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/revisedgenealogi00unse|title=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|date=1872|publisher=London : Printed for the compiler by Head, Hole and Co.|others=Boston Public Library}} He had a son by a previous marriage.{{Cite book|title=The idler in Italy : new series|last=Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner, comtesse de|date=1841|publisher=Baudry's European library|oclc=714124428}}