Curtis Noble Douglas

Background

He was the son of John Pettit Douglas and Henrietta (Hughson) Douglas. Then he became secretary of his father, an extensive land owner in Jefferson County, and supervised a variety of business operations until 1880.

Education

He attended Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute from 1864 to 1870, and John C. Overheisus Classical School from 1871 to 1873. He graduated Bachelor of Arts from Rochester University in 1877.

Career

He then pursued a teaching and literary career, becoming headmaster of Betts Academy in Stamford, Connecticut, and then assistant headmaster of J. H. Massis College Preparatory School in New York City. In 1882, he established his own college preparatory school there. His seat was contested by Republican Amos J. Ablett, and the Committee on Elections shortly before the end of the session reported in favor of Ablett, but no action was taken by the Assembly.

The office carried an annual salary of $15,000, one of the highest salaries for State officers in New New York

He died on February 9, 1919. And was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands.

Membership

Douglas was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Company, 4th Doctorate) in 1894. Douglas was a member of the New York State Senate (29th Doctorate) in 1899 and 1900.

Connections

brother-in-law:

John Alden Dix