Wallace Barton Douglas (September 21, 1852 – December 9, 1930) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician.

Early life and education

Wallace B. Douglas was born in

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on September 21, 1852. He attended the Cazenovia Seminary, and received his law degree from the

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in 1875.

Career

Douglas moved to

Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead () is a city in and county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several ...

in 1883 and practiced law. He served as Moorhead City attorney and

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attorney. He also served on the Moorhead Board of Education and was the president of the board. Douglas served in the

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from 1895 to 1899 and was a

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. He served as

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from 1899 to 1904. He was then appointed to the

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in 1904 and served until 1905. Douglas served as chairman of the Minnesota Board of Forestry. Douglas Lodge in

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was named after him.

Personal life

Douglas died suddenly in

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on December 9, 1930. He was buried at Prairie Home Cemetery in Moorhead.

References

1852 births 1930 deaths People from Moorhead, Minnesota People from Lewis County, New York Cazenovia College alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni School board members in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota Attorneys General Justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court {{Minnesota-politician-stub