Paul Douglas
U.S. Congressperson
1892 – 1976
Who was Paul Douglas?
Paul Howard Douglas was an American politician and economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senate career, he was a prominent member of the Liberal coalition.
Born in Massachusetts and raised in Maine, Douglas graduated from Bowdoin College and Columbia University. He served as a professor of economics at several schools, most notably the University of Chicago, and earned a reputation as a reformer while a member of the Chicago City Council. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and becoming known as a war hero.
He was married to Emily Taft Douglas, a U.S. Representative from Illinois's At-large district.
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- Born
- Mar 26, 1892
Salem - Also known as
- Paul Howard Douglas
- Spouses
- Emily Taft Douglas
(1931 - )
- Emily Taft Douglas
- Religion
- Religious Society of Friends
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, Columbia University
Economics
( - 1921) - Bowdoin College
- Harvard University
- PhD, Columbia University
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- Lived in
- Maine
- Washington, D.C.
( - 1976/09/24)
- Died
- Sep 24, 1976
Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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