PAUL HOWARD DOUGLAS

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 [Maine] and Annie (Smith) [Canada] Douglas; married 1915 to Dorothy S. Wolff and Emily Taft. Democrat. University professor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1949-67; defeated, 1966. Unitarian or Quaker. Member, American Economic Association; American Philosophical Society; Americans for Democratic Action; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Washington, D.C., September 24, 1976. Cremated; ashes scattered.
Spouse 1: Dorothy S. Wolff b. abt 1891 in New York
Married: 1915 Divorced: 1930
Children:
Helen Douglas b. abt 1919 in Pennsylvania
Spouse 2: Emily Taft

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell