Born in
New York City, Douglas attended private schools and the
College of the City of New York. He entered the exporting and importing trade business.
Congress Douglas was elected as a
Republican to the
Fifty-seventh and
Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
Later career He resumed his former business pursuits. He served as delegate to the
Republican National Conventions in
1908,
1912, and
1916.
Death and burial He died in New York City on January 27, 1944, and was interred in
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,
Tarrytown, New York. ==References==