Robert Dick Douglas
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.
Early life and education[edit]
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.
Career[edit]
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.[citation needed] At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest person to ever serve as North Carolina Attorney General and the youngest person serving as a state attorney general in the country.[1] 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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robert Dick Douglas". Greensboro Telegram. Vol. VIII, no. 64. April 20, 1901. p. 4.
- ^ Stephen A. Douglas and the American Union, Exhibit: 12 February - 20 June 1994, University of Chicago Library Special Collections
- New York Times, December 24, 1900
- Stephen Douglas Genealogy
- Robert Dick Douglas, Jr., The Best 90 Years of My Life, 2007
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