Background
Douglas, George William was born on April 8, 1863 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, United States. Son of Review Samuel J. and Annie Suthers (Jackson) Douglas.
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George William Douglas
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Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, 1888, Master of Arts, 1891, Doctor of Letters, 1915.
Career
Associate with brothers in public amateur paper in Springfield, Center, New York, 1872-1876. Reporter Brooklyn Citizen, 1888-1891. Law reporter Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1891.
Albany legislative corps, same, 1892, associate editor and editorial writer on Eagle, 1892-1902.
Associate editor Youth’s Companion, 1902-1914. Associate editor Philadelphia Public Ledger, 1914-1915.
Associate editor Evening Public Ledger, 1915-1934, lit, editor, 1917-1924.
Achievements
Membership
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Delta Upsilon; member Pennsylvania History Society Alumni trustee Colgate University, 1896-1937.
Connections
Married Gertrude Douglas Greenwood, December 4, 1895. Children: Mistress John M. Compton, Gertrude Wellesley.
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Nationality
American