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| |  DOUGLAS:See alsoSydneyAnderson —WilliamJudson Barker —NicholasFrederick Brady —JosephWilliam Chinn —RalphEdwin Church —HarryBuffington Coffee —CharlesWylie Dalrymple —CharlesJ. Davis —JohnHamlin Folger —FredFolger —SolonT. Gilmore —JosephBrevard Kershaw —JamesHamilton Lewis —JamesMonroe —HenryMontgomery —HarryD. Sanders —AllanDouglas Sanford —HenryHulme Sevier —FrancisSmith —AlfredAlten Speer —JanSterling —GeorgeAppleton Stockwell —ButlerB. Strang —WilliamWoodyard | | Douglas, Albert(1852-1935) —of Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio.Born in Chillicothe,RossCounty, Ohio,April25, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;RossCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-81; Republican PresidentialElector for Ohio,1897;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1907-11; defeated, 1910,1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,March14, 1935 (age82 years, 323days).Interment atGrandviewCemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio. | | Douglas, Allen — of Michigan. U.S. Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Douglas, Andrew (b. 1932) — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,July 5,1932.Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1981-84;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1985-.Member,PiSigma Alpha;AlphaSigma Phi;DeltaTheta Phi;AmericanJudicature Society.Still living as of 2001. | | Douglas, Andrew S. — ofGreenCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Green County; elected 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Archibald — of Voluntown,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 13th District, 1848.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Archibald, Jr. (b.1904) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January24, 1904.Republican.Stockbroker;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 8th District, 1945-58.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Archibald H. — of Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atBennettsville,S.C., 1845-48.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Arcus L. — of Clarksburg,MoniteauCounty, Mo.Democrat.Blacksmith;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Moniteau County, 1915-16;defeated, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Arthur J. — of Au Sable Forks,EssexCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1964,1968;chairof Essex County Democratic Party, 1965.Still living as of 1968. | | Douglas, Ben Elbert, Sr.(1894-1982) —also known asBen E. Douglas — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Scotts Crossroad,IredellCounty, N.C.,September3, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;fur merchant;mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1935-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1940,1956.Died in1982(ageabout87 years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | Douglas, Benjamin — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Republican.Mayorof Middletown, Conn., 1850-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1856;LieutenantGovernor of Connecticut, 1861-62; candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1878.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Benjamin C. — of New Jersey. Independent Citizen candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1975.Still living as of 1975. | | Douglas, Beverly Browne(1822-1878) —of Virginia. Born in Providence Forge,New KentCounty, Va.,December21, 1822.Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1875-78; died inoffice 1878.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,December22, 1878 (age56 years, 1days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, King William County, Va. | | Douglas, Bruce L. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1971-73, 1973-75 (11th District1971-73, 12th District 1973-75).Still living as of 1975. | | Douglas, Charles — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.U.S. Consul inGuazacualo, 1828-29.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Charles A.(1862-1939) —ofWashington,D.C.Born inFairfieldCounty, S.C.,January31, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Fairfield County,1884-88; Democratic Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1889;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1916,1924.Presbyterian.DiedOctober31, 1939 (age77 years, 273days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Charles Gwynne III (b.1942) —also known asCharles G. Douglas III;ChuckDouglas —of Hopkinton,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.Born in Abington,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,December2, 1942.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewHampshire,1972(alternate),1988,2008;superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1974-76;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1977-85;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1989-91;defeated, 1990.Still living as of 2014. | | Douglas, Charles I. — of Utah. American candidate forU.S.Representative from Utah at-large, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas,ChuckSeeCharles Gwynne DouglasIII | | Douglas, Claudia — of Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska; Wasilla,Matanuska-SusitnaBorough, Alaska.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,1996,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alaska, 2004; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Alaska,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Douglas, Clayton A. — of Tracy,SanJoaquin County, Calif.Postmaster atTracy,Calif., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Columbus C. — of Michigan. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Houghton District, 1861-62.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Curtis — of Pampa,GrayCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Curtis N. — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1894; member ofNewYork state senate 29th District, 1899-1900; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 23rd District, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Daisy — of Union City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Daniel B. — of Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.Republican.Chair ofWood County Republican Party, 1973.Still living as of 1973. | | Douglas, Dariel — ofEauClaire County, Wis.Democrat. Candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Eau Claire County 1st District, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, David A. — of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Donald J. — Republican. Candidate forNewJersey state senate 17th District, 1981.Still living as of 1981. | | Douglas, E. H. — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Little Falls, N.Y., 1904-05.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, E. Murphy — of Sylacauga,TalladegaCounty, Ala.Mayorof Sylacauga, Ala., 1887-91.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Edward Leon (b.1927) —also known asEdward L. Douglas — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 29,1927.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8thDistrict, 1961-62.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;OmegaPsi Phi.Still living as of 1962.| |  Relatives: Sonof Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas; married to KathleenEllis. |
| | Douglas, Emily Taft(1899-1994) —also known asEmily Taft — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April10, 1899.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1944;U.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1945-47; defeated, 1946.Female.Unitarian.Member,League of WomenVoters.DiedJanuary28, 1994 (age94 years, 293days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Enoch A. — of Sterling,WindhamCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Sterling, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Ernest C. — of Burlingame,San MateoCounty, Calif.Mayorof Burlingame, Calif., 1923.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Fred James(1869-1949) —also known asFred J. Douglas — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Clinton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September14, 1869.Republican.Physician;mayorof Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1924(alternate),1936(member,CredentialsCommittee),1940;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidateforLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1934;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated inprimary, 1944.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;Elks.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,January1, 1949 (age79 years, 109days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y. | | Douglas, Fredericka — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Douglas, George A. — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, George F. — Democrat. Candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania, 1932. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, George W. — Democrat. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1982-85. Still living as of 1985. | | Douglas, Greg — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 91st District, 1994.Still living as of 1994. | | Douglas, Gwynne K. — of Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Douglas, Mrs. H. H. — of Northwood,WorthCounty, Iowa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Hal — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArkansas,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas,HarrySeeHenry WoolseyDouglas | | Douglas, Helen Gahagan(1900-1980) —also known asHelen Mary Gahagan;"The PinkLady" —of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boonton,MorrisCounty, N.J.,November25, 1900.Democrat.Actressandoperasinger, 1922-38; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 1940-44; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1940(alternate),1944(speaker),1948;vice-chairof California Democratic Party, 1941-42;U.S.Representative from California 14th District, 1945-51; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1950 (Democratic), 1952 (Independent).Female.ScottishandIrishancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, oflungcancer, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1980 (age79 years, 216days).Cremated. | | Douglas, Henry C. — of Windsor Locks,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Windsor Locks, 1900.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Henry Woolsey(1867-1924) —also known asHenry W. Douglas;HarryDouglas —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January7, 1867.Democrat.Engineer;superintendent, Ann ArborGasCompany; candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1905.Died, fromacute cardiacfailure, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August24, 1924 (age57 years, 230days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Douglas, Herbert — of Neosho,NewtonCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Howard Eugene (b.1940) —of Virginia. Born in1940.U.S. Ambassador to, 1982-86.Still living as of 1991. | | Douglas, Howard M. — of Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Republican. Postmaster atPlymouth,Mass., 1923-35.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Hugh — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1998, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Douglas, J. B. — of Tecumseh,JohnsonCounty, Neb.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, J. F. — of Goldfield,EsmeraldaCounty, Nev.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Mrs. J. W. — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1940,1944.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, James — Farmer-Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, James — of Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Douglas, James A. — ofWalshCounty, N.Dak.Delegateto North Dakota state constitutional convention from WalshCounty, 1889.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, James Holley (b.1951) —also known asJim Douglas — of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.; Montpelier,WashingtonCounty, Vt.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 21,1951.Republican. Member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1973-78;secretaryof state of Vermont, 1981-93; candidate forU.S.Senator from Vermont, 1992;Vermontstate treasurer, 1995-2003;Governor ofVermont, 2003-11; delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,2004,2008.Member,Freemasons.Still living as of 2018. | | Douglas, James Marsh (b.1896) —also known asJames M. Douglas — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,January6, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;circuit judge in Missouri, 1935-37; defeated, 1930;justice ofMissouri state supreme court, 1937-47; appointed 1937.Member,PhiDelta Phi;AlphaTau Omega;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLaw Institute.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter Bond Douglas and Francesca (Kimball) Douglas; married,August5, 1939, to Mary Elizabeth Lumaghi. |
| | Douglas, James S. — of Douglas,CochiseCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Jerry R. — of California. Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 28th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Douglas, Jessie(1886-1960) —also known asJett W. Douglas;JessieWickersham —of Fort Dodge,WebsterCounty, Iowa; Wahkonsa,WebsterCounty, Iowa.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,August3, 1886.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1922.Female.DiedAugust13, 1960 (age74 years, 10days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Lewis Bonham Wickersham and Rosa (Kelly) Wickersham;married to Floyd Marion Douglas and John Frank Wray. |
| | Douglas, JettW.SeeJessie Douglas | | Douglas,JimSeeJames HolleyDouglas | | Douglas, Joe III — of Lufkin,AngelinaCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Douglas, John — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1843-45.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John — of Seneca,FaulkCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John — Republican. Candidate forGeorgiapublic service commission 2nd District, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Douglas, John A. — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John C. —KansasTerritory superintendent of schools, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John J. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 48th District, 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John M. — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John M. — of Middletown,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Born in Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofConnecticutstate senate, 1871, 1895-96 (18th District 1871, 22nd District1895-96); delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1876,1880,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, John W. — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1864.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Joseph A. — of Babylon,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atBabylon,N.Y., 1907-15, 1925-28.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Joseph William — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atColumbia,S.C., 1967-77 (acting, 1967-68).Still living as of 1977. | | Douglas, Lee (1885-1959) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Belle Meade,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,May 23,1885.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1914-22; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1940(alternate); president, Nashville and DecaturRailroad.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;NewcomenSociety;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedAugust17, 1959 (age74 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Byrd Douglas and Adelaide (Gaines) Douglas; married,January30, 1929, to Elizabeth (Keith) Caldwell. |
| | Douglas, Leon — of Vernon,WilbargerCounty, Tex.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Lewis Williams(1894-1974) —also known asLewis W. Douglas — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.; Sonoita,Santa CruzCounty, Ariz.Born in Bisbee,CochiseCounty, Ariz.,July 2,1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1923-25;U.S.Representative from Arizona at-large, 1927-33; director of theU.S. Budget, 1933-34; vice-president and director, American CyanamidCo., 1934-38; president, Mutual LifeInsuranceCompany of New York, 1940-47; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1947-50.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;Council onForeign Relations.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,March 7,1974 (age79 years, 248days).Cremated. | | Douglas, Lillian — of Greensburg,DecaturCounty, Ind.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1932.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, M. R. — of Grand Junction,MesaCounty, Colo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Douglas, Marilyn — of Petersburg,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Douglas, Marion — Socialist. Candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1940; Socialist candidate for Presidential Electorfor New Jersey,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Maureen A. — of Rancho Cucamonga,SanBernardino County, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2000,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Douglas, Melvyn(1901-1981) —also known asMelvyn Edouard Hesselberg — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,April 5,1901.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1940;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;Actor,producer,directorof manymotionpictures; worked inradio,television,andBroadway.JewishandScottishancestry. Member,ScreenActors Guild;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpneumoniaandcardiaccomplications, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1981 (age80 years, 121days).Cremated. | | Douglas,MurphySeeE. MurphyDouglas | | Douglas, Nicole — of San Leandro,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Democrat. Member,Rules Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Douglas, Paul Howard(1892-1976) —also known asPaul H. Douglas — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March26, 1892.Democrat.Universityprofessor;economist;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Illinois,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1942, 1966.UnitarianorQuaker. Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanEconomic Association;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaUpsilon.Died inWashington,D.C.,September24, 1976 (age84 years, 182days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Douglas, Paul Louis (b.1927) —also known asPaul L. Douglas — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Sioux Falls,MinnehahaCounty, S.Dak.,September19, 1927.LancasterCounty Attorney, 1960-74;Nebraskastate attorney general, 1975-84.EasternOrthodox.Impeachedby the Legislature in 1984 over hisconductin office and dealings with an officer of a failed savings andloan; acquitted by the state supreme court.Convictedofperjuryin December, 1984 andresignedas Attorney General, but the conviction was later overturned.Still living as of 1984.  | Douglas, R. J. — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1891.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:City of Waukegan |
| | Douglas, R. L. — of Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa.Circuit judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1869-72. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Raymond O. — of Kirkwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Richard — of Pleasanton,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1988.Africanancestry.Still living as of 1988. | | Douglas, Robert — of Michigan. Candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 29th Circuit, 1978.Still living as of 1978. | | Douglas, Robert A. — of Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1907-19; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from Michigan,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Robert Dick(1875-1960) —also known asRobert D. Douglas — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,April 7,1875.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1900-01; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Carolina,1904;postmaster atGreensboro,N.C., 1906-16.Catholic.Died in High Point,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,January1, 1960 (age84 years, 269days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. | | Douglas, Robert E. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Douglas, Robert J. — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Robert L. — of Fallon,ChurchillCounty, Nev.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Robert Martin(1849-1917) —of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,January28, 1849.Republican. Secretary to PresidentUlyssesS. Grant, 1869-73;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1876;justiceof North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,February8, 1917 (age68 years, 11days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C. | | Douglas, Roy I. — of Elizabeth,WirtCounty, W.Va.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1943-48.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Russell — of West New York,HudsonCounty, N.J.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew Jersey,1980.Still living as of 1980. | | Douglas, S. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, S. M. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Samuel — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1843.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Samuel — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1926, 1927;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Samuel J. — of Florida.Justiceof Florida state supreme court, 1866-68.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Samuel T. — of Michigan. Democrat. Gold Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1896;candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1915, 1927.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Scott — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Douglas, Shirley L. — of Shawnee,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Candidate formayorof Shawnee, Kan., 1997.Female.Still living as of 1997. | | Douglas, Silas Hamilton(1816-1890) —also known asSilas H. Douglas;Silas H.Douglass —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Fredonia,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1816.Physician;universityprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1871-73.Episcopalian.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August26, 1890 (age73 years, 303days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Douglas and Lucy (Townsend) Douglas; brother ofSamuelTownsend Douglass; married,May 1,1845, to Helen Welles; father ofHenryWoolsey Douglas; second cousin once removed ofDavidHough; third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,DavidEdgerton andRobertCoit Jr.; third cousin twice removed ofGeorgeChamplin,WaightstillAvery,JoshuaCoit andWilliamBrainard Coit; third cousin thrice removed ofClaudiusVictor Pendleton; fourth cousin ofStephenArnold Douglas; fourth cousin once removed ofChristopherGrant Champlin,JonathanR. Herrick,AlfredAvery Burnham,AlmarF. Dickson andRobert MartinDouglas. | | | | Political families:Douglas#1 family of Greensboro, North Carolina;Douglas#2 family of Ann Arbor, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Douglas, Stanley M. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1952;candidate forJustice ofNew York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1963.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Douglas, Stephen Arnold(1813-1861) —also known asStephen A. Douglas;Arnold Douglass;"The Little Giant" —of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Brandon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,April23, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1837-39;registerof U.S. Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, 1837;secretaryof state of Illinois, 1840-41;justice ofIllinois 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; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1852,1856;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860.Slaveowner. Died, oftyphoidfever, in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 3,1861 (age48 years, 41days).Entombed atDouglasMonument Park, Chicago, Ill.| | Relatives: Sonof Stephen Arnold Douglass and Sarah 'Sally' (Fisk) Douglass; married1847 toMartha Denny Martin; married1856 to RoseAdele Cutts; father ofRobert MartinDouglas; grandfather ofRobert DickDouglas; second cousin once removed ofSylvesterGardiner Shearman; third cousin twice removed ofJoshuaCoit; fourth cousin ofSamuelTownsend Douglass andSilas HamiltonDouglas; fourth cousin once removed ofAlmarF. Dickson andHenry WoolseyDouglas. | | | | Political families:Douglas#1 family of Greensboro, North Carolina;Douglas#2 family of Ann Arbor, Michigan (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Douglas counties inColo.,Ga.,Ill.,Kan.,Minn.,Mo.,Neb.,Nev.,Ore.,S.Dak.,Wash. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Stephen A. Douglas: RobertW. Johannsen,StephenA. Douglas — James L. Huston,StephenA. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality —Roy Morris, Jr.,TheLong Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with StephenDouglas for the Heart and Soul of America — ScottFarris,AlmostPresident: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed theNation — Fergus M. Bordewich,America'sGreat Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise ThatPreserved the Union — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Douglas, Stephen S. — Labor candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Douglas, T. L. — of Mexico,AudrainCounty, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Thomas (b. 1790) — of Florida. Born in Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April27, 1790.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Florida, 1826-42;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-55.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Thomas H. — of Bolivar,PolkCounty, Mo.Republican.Chair ofPolk County Republican Party, 1930; candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Thomas Jefferson — also known asThomas J. Douglas — of Bridgton,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Democrat. Postmaster atBridgton,Maine, 1885-91.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Tim B. — of Bellingham,WhatcomCounty, Wash.Mayorof Bellingham, Wash., 1984-95, 2006-07.Still living as of 2007. | | Douglas, Victor — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,2020(on behalf ofKanyeWest andMichelleTidball).Still living as of 2020. | | Douglas, W.B.SeeWallace BartonDouglas | | Douglas, W. G. (b. 1879) — of Willow Lake,ClarkCounty, S.Dak.Born in Edgerton,RockCounty, Wis.,September11, 1879.Republican. Member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1935-38;SouthDakota state treasurer, 1939-42.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Mrs. W. H. — of Basin,Big HornCounty, Wyo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, W. M. — of Parrish,WalkerCounty, Ala.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Wallace Barton(1854-1930) —also known asWallace B. Douglas;W. B.Douglas —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Moorhead,ClayCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Leyden,LewisCounty, N.Y.,September21, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 50, 1895-98;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1899-1904; resigned 1904;justice ofMinnesota state supreme court, 1904-05; appointed 1904.Died in1930(ageabout75 years).Interment atPrairieHome Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn. | | Douglas, Walter F. — of Acushnet,BristolCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Sixth Bristol District, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Mrs. Walter R. — of Brentwood,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Warren B. — of Illinois. Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 3rd District, 1919-23, 1925-29,1935-37.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, Warren C. — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Republican. Candidate forNewHampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 9thWard, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, William — of Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, William — of Iowa. Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa, 1978 (1st District), 1982 (4thDistrict); Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa,2024(on behalf ofBillStodden andStephanieH. Cholensky).Still living as of 2024. | | Douglas, William B., Jr. — U.S. Vice Consul inMalaga, as of 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Douglas, William Harris(1853-1944) —also known asWilliam H. Douglas — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December5, 1853.Republican.Exporter;U.S.Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1908,1912,1916.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1944 (age90 years, 53days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Douglas, William Lewis(1845-1924) —also known asWilliam L. Douglas — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,August22, 1845.Democrat.Shoemanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1883-84; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1884,1892,1896,1904(HonoraryVice-President); member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1886-87;mayorof Brockton, Mass., 1890-91;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1905-06.DiedSeptember17, 1924 (age79 years, 26days).Interment atMelroseCemetery, Brockton, Mass. | | Douglas, William Orville(1898-1980) —also known asWilliam O. Douglas — of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.; Goose Prairie,YakimaCounty, Wash.Born in Maine,Otter TailCounty, Minn.,October16, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;lawprofessor; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,1936-39; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-39;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-75; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1948.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;UnitedWorld Federalists;American BarAssociation;BetaTheta Pi;PhiAlpha Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;PhiBeta Kappa.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1980 (age81 years, 95days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof William Douglas and Julia Bickford (Fiske) Douglas; married,August16, 1923, to Mildred M. Riddle; married1966 toKathleen Heffernan. | | | | Cross-reference:WarrenChristopher —WilliamA. Norris | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —ArlingtonNational Cemetery unofficial website | | | | Books by William O. Douglas:OfMen and Mountains (1982) —Mywilderness: east to Katahdin (1961) —GoEast, Young Man (1974) —TheCourt Years, 1939 to 1975: The Autobiography of William O.Douglas (1980) | | | | Books about William O. Douglas: BruceAllen Murphy,WildBill : The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas —Howard Ball & Phillip J. Cooper,OfPower and Right: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, and America'sConstitutional Revolution — James F. Simon,IndependentJourney: The Life of William O. Douglas |
| | Douglas, William Wilberforce (b.1841) —also known asWilliam W. Douglas — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November26, 1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1871-73; member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1890;justice ofRhode Island state supreme court, 1891-1905;chiefjustice of Rhode Island state supreme court, 1905-08.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. William Douglas and Sarah (Sawyer) Douglas; married,June 30,1884, to Anna Jean Bennett. |
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