William H. Douglas

For other people named William Douglas, see William Douglas (disambiguation).
William Douglas, Congressman from New York.

William Harris Douglas (December 5, 1853 – January 27, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

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.

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. He resumed his former business pursuits. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908, 1912, and 1916. He died in New York City on January 27, 1944 and was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William A. Chanler		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district
1901–1903 		Succeeded by
Ira E. Rider
Preceded by
Jacob Ruppert, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 15th congressional district
1903–1905 		Succeeded by
J. Van Vechten Olcott


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