The Political Graveyard: Douglas-Dick family of North Carolina

Douglas-Dick family of North Carolina

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) — also known as Stephen A. Douglas; "The Little Giant" — of Quincy, Adams County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., April 23, 1813. Father of Robert Martin Douglas; grandfather of Robert Dick Douglas. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1837-39; secretary of state of Illinois, 1840-41; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852, 1856; candidate for President of the United States, 1860. Died, of typhoid fever, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 3, 1861. Interment at Douglas Monument Park, Chicago, Ill. Douglas counties in Colo., Ga., Ill., Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Stephen A. Douglas: Robert W. Johannsen, Stephen A. Douglas; James L. Huston, Stephen A. Douglas and the Dilemmas of Democratic Equality; Roy Morris, Jr., The Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America
Robert P. Dick — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Father of Jessie M. Dick (who married Robert Martin Douglas); grandfather of Robert Dick Douglas. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for North Carolina, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Robert Martin Douglas (b. 1849) — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born January 28, 1849. Son of Stephen Arnold Douglas and Martha Denny (Martin) Douglas; married, June 23, 1874, to Jessie M. Dick (daughter of Robert P. Dick); father of Robert Dick Douglas. Republican. Secretary to President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-73; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1876; associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
Robert Dick Douglas (b. 1875) — also known as Robert D. Douglas — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., April 7, 1875. Grandson of Stephen Arnold Douglas and Robert P. Dick; son of Robert Martin Douglas and Jessie M. (Dick) Douglas; married, April 14, 1909, to Virginia Land Brown. Republican. Lawyer; North Carolina state attorney general, 1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904; newspaper editor; postmaster. Catholic. Burial location unknown.

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