Douglass, Samuel T. (Samuel Townsend), 1814-1898
Variant namesLawyer and Judge in Wayne County, Mich. b. 1814. d. 1898.
Samuel Townsend Douglass was born in Wallingford, Vt. on Feb. 28, 1814, son of Benjamin Douglass. His parents moved to Fredonia, N.Y., where he grew up and was educated at Fredonia Academy. Douglass studied law in the office of Judge James Mullett of the New York Supreme Court. In 1837, Mr. Douglass came to Detroit. There he met Elizabeth Campbell, and after a long engagement, they were married in 1856. In 1860 they moved to Gross Ile, where they owned a stone house on a two hundred acre farm. Samuel and Elizabeth Campbell had three children. Mr. Douglass was admitted to the Michigan bar, and in 1852 he was elected Circuit Judge of Wayne County, a position he held until 1857, where he returned to private practice. Samuel Douglass died on Mar. 5, 1898.
From the description of Samuel Townsend Douglass papers, 1820-1896. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 302412631
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| creatorOf | Douglas family. Douglass family (Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich.) papers, 1812-1911. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Francis Ellingwood Abbot, 1841-1904. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Douglass, Samuel T. (Samuel Townsend), 1814-1898. Samuel Townsend Douglass papers, 1820-1896. | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Douglass family (Detroit and Ann Arbor, Mich.) papers, 1812-1911, 1837-1900 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Bowen, Herbert, 1847-1921. Herbert Bowen papers, 1751-1918. | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Alpheus Felch Papers, 1817-1896 | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Abbot, Francis Ellingwood, 1836-1903 | person |
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| associatedWith | Bowen, Herbert, 1847-1921. | person |
| associatedWith | Campbell family. | family |
| associatedWith | Douglas family. | family |
| associatedWith | Douglass Family. | family |
| associatedWith | Felch, Alpheus, 1804-1896 | person |
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Birth 1814-02-14
Death 1898-03-05
