Illinois dentist and Democratic state representative from Chicago (1971-1974), born in New York City.
Received D.D.S. from New york University College of Dentistry in 1948. Navy dental officer from 1951-1953. From 1959 to 1961, Douglas was a Fullbright Professor of Dentistry in Okayama and Tokyo, Japan. Joined dental faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle College of Dentistry in 1962. He did research in developing new methods of dental care for the elderly, studying the impact of water flouridation on dental practice, and surveying the patient population at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry. He served on the staff of Roosevelt Memoria Hospital, the University of Illinois Research Hospitals, and Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago. Entered politics in 1970 and was elected representative from the Eleventh District to the 77th General Assembly in 1971. Served on the Higher Education Committee, Human Resources Committee, and Judiciary II. He was chairman of the Joint American Indian Problems Committee. After leaving office, worked as director of the Office of Dental Manpower Distribution in the Illinois Department of Public Health from 1975-1976 and then became chief of Manpower Development for the same agency. From 1977 to 1978 he wrote a dental column for the Chicago Sun-Times.
From the description of Papers, 1970-1974. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 45301620
