Background
Douglas, John Hoffmann was born on May 25, 1920 in Jersey City. Son of Paul Hazzard and Florence (Hoffmann) Douglas.
Douglas, John Hoffmann was born on May 25, 1920 in Jersey City. Son of Paul Hazzard and Florence (Hoffmann) Douglas.
Student, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1939-1941.
Assistant sales manager, Bourjois, Inc., New York City, 1946-1951;
product manager, American Safety Razor Corporation, Brooklyn, 1951-1953;
market development manager, Shulton, Inc., New York City, 1953-1955;
European liaison manager, Shulton, Inc., New York City, 1960-1961;
co-founder, general manager, Shulton, N.V., Leiden, The Netherlands, 1955-1960;
co-founder, general manager, Holland House Cosmetics, N.V., Haarlem, The Netherlands, 1961-1976. Secretary, counselor Service Corps. Retired Executives, Stamford and Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978-1984.
Co-founder, president English Speaking Union branch, Greenwich, Connecticut, board directors, member Executive Committee, New York.
Trustee, secretary Greenwich History Society, 1983-1988. Patron Metropolitan Opera. With United States Coast Guard, 1941-1946.
Member Brothers of the Order of St. John (associate brother officer), National Institute Social Sciences, National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Pilgrims of the United States, Field Club of Greenwich, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Joan Walbridge Battey, December 10, 1949 (deceased July 1976). Children: Parker Hazzard, Jonathan Battey, Johanna Vail, Bernard Martin III.