Fred J. Douglas

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For the abolitionist, see Frederick Douglass.

Fred James Douglas (September 14, 1869 – January 1, 1949) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he moved with his parents to Little Falls, New York in 1874. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the medical department of Dartmouth College in 1895. He moved to Utica the same year and commenced the practice of medicine. He was a member of the board of education of Utica from 1910 to 1920 and was Mayor of Utica from 1922 to 1924. In 1928 and 1929 he was commissioner of public safety of Utica, and in 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Douglas was elected as a Republican to the 75th and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1945. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1944 and resumed his former profession as a surgeon. In 1949, he died in Utica; interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro.

References

Fred J. Douglas at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Party political offices
Preceded by F. Trubee Davison	Republican Party Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1934	Succeeded by Ralph E. Robertson
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Fred Sisson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 33rd congressional district 1937–1945	Succeeded by Dean P. Taylor

Persondata
Name	Douglas, Fred James
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	September 14, 1869
Place of birth	Clinton, Massachusetts, United States
Date of death	January 1, 1949
Place of death	Utica, New York, United States

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