Biografie
He apprenticed in 1810 to the Earl of Mansfield's gargdens in Scone.
In 1818 he was gardener at Sir Robert Preston's gardens at Valleyfield.
In 1820 he was appointed to the Botanical Gardens in Glasgow.
In 1823 he was commissioned by the Horticultural Society of London to do field work in North America.
He arrived at the mouth of the Columbia 07/04/1825.
He reached Fort Vancouver 20/04/1825.
He discovered and described the Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
He travelled to York Factory in 1827.
In 1829 he sailed via Cape Horn to the Sandwich Islands and arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River 03/06/1830.
He resigned his post with the Horticultuarl Society and returned to the columbia 14/10/1830.
He was killed by a bullock at Hilo 12/07/1834 and buried at Honolulu.
