Robert Dick Douglas was born 7 April 1875 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States to Robert Martin Douglas (1849-1917) and Jessie Madeline Dick (1855-1935) and died 1960 North Carolina, United States of unspecified causes. He married Virginia Land Brown (1881-1983) 14 April 1909 .
Robert Dick Douglas (1875-1960) was a North Carolina attorney who served as North Carolina Attorney General briefly in 1900-1901. He was believed to be the youngest attorney general in the state's history.
Robert was the first son and second child of Robert M. Douglas and Jessie Madeline Dick. He was a grandson of Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and of Robert P. Dick, a North Carolina state Supreme Court justice. Douglas graduated from Georgetown University and "read the law" under his grandfather Dick.
At the age of 25, Douglas was appointed by Gov. Daniel L. Russell to serve out the remainder of Attorney General Zeb V. Walser's term. After that he built a practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he also served as postmaster.
In 1932, Douglas gave or sold his grandfather Stephen A. Douglas's papers to the University of Chicago.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Virginia Adams Douglas (1910-2000) | |||
| Robert Dick Douglas (1912-) | |||
| Stephen Arnold Douglas (c1915-) | |||
| Helen Gray Douglas (c1919-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Robert Dick Douglas (1875-1960) | 7 April 1875 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States | 1960 North Carolina, United States | Virginia Land Brown (1881-1983) |
| Jessie Martin Douglas (1877-) | |||
| Stephen Arnold Douglas (1878-1907) | |||
| Martin Francis Douglas (1886-1963) | |||
References
- Benajah Douglas Immigrant Ancestors
- Francis Marbury List of Famous Descendants
- Edward Hutchinson List of Famous Descendants
Residences
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