William Harris Douglas (December 5, 1853 – January 27, 1944) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1901 to 1905.

Biography

Born in New York City, Douglas attended private schools and the College of the City of New York. He entered the exporting and importing trade business.

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Congress

Douglas was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905).

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He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.

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Later career

He resumed his former business pursuits. He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908, 1912, and 1916.

Death and burial

He died in New York City on January 27, 1944, and was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York.

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1853 births

1944 deaths

20th-century American politicians

Politicians from New York City

Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) City College of New York alumni