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Paul H. Douglas

Paul H. DouglasAKA Paul Howard Douglas

Born: 26-Mar-1892
Birthplace: Salem, MA
Died: 24-Sep-1976
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered in Jackson Park, Chicago, IL)

Gender: Male
Religion: Quaker
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67

Military service: USMC (1942-45, WWII, discharged as Lt. Col.)

Father: James Douglas
Mother: Annie Smith
Wife: Dorothy Wolff (div.)
Son: Paul W. Douglas (CEO of Freeport Minerals)
Wife: Emily Taft

    University: AB, Bowdoin College (1913)
    University: AM ,Columbia University (1915)
    University: Harvard University (studied 1915-16)
    University: PhD, Columbia University (1921)
    Teacher: Economics, University of Illinois (1916-17)
    Teacher: Economics, Reed College (1917-18)
    Teacher: University of Washington (1919-20)
    Professor: Industrial Relations, University of Chicago (1920-49)

    US Senator, Illinois (3-Jan-1949 to 3-Jan-1967)
    Chicago City Council (1939-42)
    Emergency Fleet Corporation Industrial Relations (1918-19)
    Americans for Democratic Action
    American Legion
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks

Author of books:
In the Fullness of Time: The Memoirs of Paul H. Douglas (1972)


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