| |  DOUGLAS:
See also
Sydney
Anderson —
William
Judson Barker —
Nicholas
Frederick Brady —
Napoleon
Bonaparte Broward —
Joseph
William Chinn —
Ralph
Edwin Church —
Harry
Buffington Coffee —
Charles
Wylie Dalrymple —
Charles
J. Davis —
John
Hamlin Folger —
Fred
Folger —
James
Hamilton Lewis —
Henry
Montgomery —
Harry
D. Sanders —
Allan
Douglas Sanford —
Henry
Hulme Sevier —
Francis
Smith |
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Douglas, Albert
(1852-1935) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, April 25,
1852.
Republican. Lawyer; Ross
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-81; Presidential Elector for
Ohio, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1907-11; defeated, 1910,
1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1935 (age 82 years, 323
days).
Interment at Grandview
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Douglas, Allen —
of Michigan.
U.S. Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Douglas, Andrew (b. 1932) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, July 5,
1932.
Judge, Ohio Court of
Appeals, 1981-84; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1985-.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2001.
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Douglas, Andrew S. —
of Green
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green County; elected 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Archibald —
of Voluntown, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Archibald, Jr. (b.
1904) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1904.
Republican. Stockbroker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1945-58.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Arthur J. —
of Ausable Forks, Essex
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1964;
chair
of Essex County Democratic Party, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Douglas, Ben Elbert, Sr.
(1894-1982) —
also known as Ben E. Douglas —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Scotts Crossroad, Iredell
County, N.C., September
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; fur
merchant; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1935-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1956.
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was named for
him in 1941.
Died in 1982
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Douglas, Benjamin —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Republican. Mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1850-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1856;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Benjamin C. —
of New Jersey.
Independent Citizen candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Douglas, Beverly Browne
(1822-1878) —
of Virginia.
Born in Providence Forge, New Kent
County, Va., December
21, 1822.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1875-78; died in
office 1878.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
22, 1878 (age 56 years, 1
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, King William County, Va.
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Douglas, Bruce L. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1971-73, 1973-75 (11th District
1971-73, 12th District 1973-75).
Still living as of 1975.
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Douglas, Charles —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
U.S. Consul in Guazacualo, 1828-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Charles A.
(1862-1939) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fairfield
County, S.C., January
31, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1884-90; Presidential
Elector for South Carolina, 1888;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1916,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Died October
31, 1939 (age 77 years, 273
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Charles Gwynne III (b.
1942) —
also known as Charles G. Douglas III; Chuck
Douglas —
of Hopkinton, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., December
2, 1942.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1972
(alternate), 1988,
2008;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1974-76; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1977-85; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1989-91;
defeated, 1990.
Still living as of 2009.
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Douglas, Charles I. —
of Utah.
American candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chuck See Charles Gwynne Douglas
III |
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Douglas, Claudia —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Douglas, Columbus C. —
of Michigan.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Curtis —
of Pampa, Gray
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Douglas, Curtis N. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1894; member of
New
York state senate 29th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Daisy —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Daniel B. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Wood County Republican Party, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Douglas, Dariel —
of Eau
Claire County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Eau Claire County 1st District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, David A. —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Douglas, E. H. —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Little Falls, N.Y., 1904-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, E. Murphy —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Sylacauga, Ala., 1887-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Edward Leon (b.
1927) —
also known as Edward L. Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 29,
1927.
Son of Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathleen Ellis. |
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Douglas, Emily Taft
(1899-1994) —
also known as Emily Taft —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 10,
1899.
Daughter of Lorado Taft (sculptor) and Ada (Bartlett) Taft.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died January
28, 1994 (age 94 years, 293
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Fred James
(1869-1949) —
also known as Fred J. Douglas —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
14, 1869.
Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Douglas, Fredericka —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Douglas, George A. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, George F. —
Democrat. Candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, George W. —
Democrat. Member, Federal
Trade Commission, 1982-85.
Still living as of 1985.
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Douglas, Gwynne K. —
of Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Douglas, Mrs. H. H. —
of Northwood, Worth
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Hal —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry See Henry W.
Douglas |
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Douglas, Helen Gahagan
(1900-1980) —
also known as Helen Gahagan; "The Pink
Lady" —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., November
25, 1900.
Daughter of Walter Hamer Gahagan and Lillian Rose (Mussen) Gahagan.
Actress
and opera
singer, 1922-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
vice-chair
of California Democratic Party, 1941-42; U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).
Female.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, of cancer, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1980 (age 79 years, 216
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Henry W. (b.
1867) —
also known as Harry Douglas —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., January
7, 1867.
Son of Silas Hamilton Douglas and Helen
(Welles) Douglas (1821-1880).
Democrat. Superintendent, Ann Arbor Gas
Company; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Howard Eugene (b.
1940) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1940.
U.S. Ambassador to , 1982-86.
Still living as of 1991.
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Douglas, Hugh —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1998, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Douglas, J. B. —
of Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,
1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, J. F. —
of Goldfield, Esmeralda
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Mrs. J. W. —
of Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1940,
1944.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, James —
Farmer-Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, James A. —
of Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Walsh
County, 1889.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, James H. (b.
1951) —
also known as Jim Douglas —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 21,
1951.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1973-78; secretary of
state of Vermont, 1981-93; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1992; Vermont
state treasurer, 1995-2003; Governor of
Vermont, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 2004,
2008.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Douglas, James S. —
of Douglas, Cochise
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Jerry R. —
of California.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 28th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Douglas, Jessie
(1886-1960) —
also known as Jett W. Douglas; Jessie
Wickersham —
of Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa; Wahkonsa, Webster
County, Iowa.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, August 3,
1886.
Daughter of Lewis Bonham Wickersham (1856-1928) and Rosa (Kelly)
Wickersham (1856-1928).
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1922.
Female.
Died August
13, 1960 (age 74 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lewis Bonham Wickersham (1856-1928) and Rosa (Kelly)
Wickersham (1856-1928); married to Floyd Marion Douglas (divorced)
and John Frank Wray. |
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W. See Jessie Douglas |
| | Douglas,
Jim See James H. Douglas |
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Douglas, Joe III —
of Lufkin, Angelina
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Douglas, John —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1843-45.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John —
of Seneca, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1891-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John A. —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John C. —
Kansas
Territory superintendent of schools, 1861.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John J. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 48th District, 1893-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John M. —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1871, 1895-96 (18th District 1871, 22nd District
1895-96); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1880,
1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, John W. —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1864.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Lee (1885-1959) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Belle Meade, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 23,
1885.
Son of Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924,
1940
(alternate); president, Nashville and Decatur Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
17, 1959 (age 74 years, 86
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, January
30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell (died
1932). |
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Douglas, Leon —
of Vernon, Wilbarger
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Douglas, Lewis Williams
(1894-1974) —
also known as Lewis W. Douglas —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Sonoita, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Born in Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz., July 2,
1894.
Son of James Stuart Douglas and Josephine Leah (Williams) Douglas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1923-25; U.S.
Representative from Arizona at-large, 1927-33; director of the
U.S. Budget, 1933-34; vice-president and director, American Cyanamid
Co., 1934-38; president, Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, 1940-47; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1947-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 7,
1974 (age 79 years, 248
days).
Cremated.
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Douglas, Lillian —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, M. R. —
of Grand Junction, Mesa
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Douglas, Marilyn —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Douglas, Maureen A. —
of Rancho Cucamonga, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Douglas, Melvyn
(1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television,
and Broadway.
Jewish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac
complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 4,
1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
|
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Murphy See E. Murphy
Douglas |
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Douglas, Nicole —
of San Leandro, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Douglas, Paul Howard
(1892-1976) —
also known as Paul H. Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., March 26,
1892.
Son of James Howard Douglas and Annie (Smith) Douglas.
Democrat. University
professor; economist;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1966.
Unitarian
or Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Economic Association; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1976 (age 84 years, 182
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Douglas, Paul Louis (b.
1927) —
also known as Paul L. Douglas —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
19, 1927.
Lancaster
County Attorney, 1960-74; Nebraska
state attorney general, 1975-84.
Eastern
Orthodox.
Impeached
by the Legislature in 1984 over his conduct
in office and dealings with an officer of a failed savings and
loan; acquitted by the state supreme court. Convicted
of perjury
in December, 1984 and resigned
as Attorney General, but the conviction was later overturned.
Still living as of 1984.
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Douglas, R. J. —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Waukegan, Ill., 1891.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, R. L. —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Circuit judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1869-72.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Raymond O. —
of Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Douglas, Richard —
of Pleasanton, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Douglas, Robert —
of Michigan.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Douglas, Robert A. —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1907, 1915-19; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Robert Dick (b.
1875) —
also known as Robert D. Douglas —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 7,
1875.
Son of Robert Martin Douglas and Jessie M.
(Dick) Douglas.
Republican. Lawyer; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1900-01; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1904;
newspaper
editor; postmaster.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Robert E. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Douglas, Robert J. —
of Waukegan, Lake
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Robert L. —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Robert Martin (b.
1849) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born January
28, 1849.
Son of Stephen Arnold Douglas and Martha
Denny (Martin) Douglas.
Republican. Secretary to President Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1876;
justice
of North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Roy I. —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1943-48.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Russell —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Douglas, S. M. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Samuel —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1843.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Samuel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1926, 1927;
candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Samuel J. —
of Florida.
Justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1866-68.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Samuel T. —
of Michigan.
National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1896;
Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1915, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Scott —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Douglas, Shirley L. —
of Shawnee, Johnson
County, Kan.
Candidate for mayor of
Shawnee, Kan., 1997.
Female.
Still living as of 1997.
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Douglas, Silas Hamilton
(1816-1890) —
also known as Silas H. Douglas; Silas H.
Douglass —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
27, 1816.
Son of Benjamin Douglas (1785-1848) and Lucy (Townsend) Douglas
(1792-1840).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
26, 1890 (age 73 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Stanley M. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1952;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963.
Still living as of 1963.
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Douglas, Stephen Arnold
(1813-1861) —
also known as Stephen A. Douglas; "The Little
Giant" —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April 23,
1813.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-39; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1840-41; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1852,
1856;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1861 (age 48 years, 41
days).
Interment at Douglas
Monument Park, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives:
Father of Robert Martin Douglas; grandfather
of Robert Dick Douglas. See Douglas-Dick
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Douglas counties in Colo., Ga., Ill., Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Stephen A. Douglas: Robert
W. Johannsen, Stephen
A. Douglas — James L. Huston, Stephen
A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality —
Roy Morris, Jr., The
Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen
Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America |
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Douglas, Stephen S. —
Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Douglas, Thomas (b. 1790) —
of Florida.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., April 27,
1790.
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Florida, 1826-42; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-55.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Tim B. —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Mayor
of Bellingham, Wash., 1984-95, 2006-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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B. See Wallace Barton
Douglas |
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Douglas, W. G. —
of Willow Lake, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1935-38; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1939-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Mrs. W. H. —
of Basin, Big Horn
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Douglas, W. M. —
of Parrish, Walker
County, Ala.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Wallace Barton
(1854-1930) —
also known as Wallace B. Douglas; W. B.
Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
21, 1854.
Son of Asahel M. Douglas and Alma E. (Miller) Douglas.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1899-1904; resigned 1904; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1904-05; appointed 1904.
Died in 1930
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Ella M. Smith. |
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Douglas, Warren B. —
of Illinois.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1919-23, 1925-29,
1935-37.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, Warren C. —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 9th
Ward, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, William —
of Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, William —
of Iowa.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1978 (1st District), 1982 (4th
District).
Still living as of 1982.
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Douglas, William B., Jr. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Malaga, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas, William Harris
(1853-1944) —
also known as William H. Douglas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1853.
Son of Alfred Douglas and Rebecca (Harris) Douglas.
Republican. Exporter;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,
15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1944 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Douglas, William Lewis
(1845-1924) —
also known as William L. Douglas —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
22, 1845.
Son of William Douglas and Mary C. (Vaughan) Douglas.
Democrat. Shoe
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1883-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884,
1892,
1896,
1904;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1886-87; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1890-91; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1905-06.
Died September
17, 1924 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Brockton, Mass.
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Douglas, William Orville
(1898-1980) —
also known as William O. Douglas —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Goose Prairie, Yakima
County, Wash.
Born in Maine, Otter Tail
County, Minn., October
16, 1898.
Son of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; member, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1937-39; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
United
World Federalists; American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1980 (age 81 years, 95
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married, August
16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married 1966 to
Kathleen Heffernan. |
| | | Cross-reference: Warren
Christopher |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by William O. Douglas: Of
Men and Mountains (1982) — My
wilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) — Go
East, Young Man (1974) — The
Court Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.
Douglas (1980) |
| | | Books about William O. Douglas: Bruce
Allen Murphy, Wild
Bill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —
Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper, Of
Power and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America's
Constitutional Revolution — James F. Simon, Independent
Journey: The Life of William O. Douglas |
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Douglas, William Wilberforce (b.
1841) —
also known as William W. Douglas —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., November
26, 1841.
Son of Rev. William Douglas and Sarah (Sawyer) Douglas.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1871-73; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1890; justice of
Rhode Island state supreme court, 1891-1905; chief
justice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1905-08.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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