Background
Douglass, Ralph Benjamin was born on May 6, 1891 in Alexander City, Alabama, United States. Son of Frazier Michel and Georgia Emma (Barnes) Douglass.
Douglass, Ralph Benjamin was born on May 6, 1891 in Alexander City, Alabama, United States. Son of Frazier Michel and Georgia Emma (Barnes) Douglass.
Student, Massey Business College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1908.
Vice president Eastern Cotton Oil Corporation, Norfolk, 1920-1927. Vice president Smith-Douglass Company, Inc., Norfolk, 1927-1950, president, 1950-1957, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1957-1964. Board directors Seaboard Citizens National Bank.
Co-founder Plant Food Institute North Carolina and Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, board directors, 1938-1950, president, 1945. Board directors Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation, Agricultural Foundation North Carolina State College, Norfolk Foundation. Board directors, member executive committee Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk Community Fund.
Trustee Old Dominion College Educational Foundation. Member Norfolk City Planning Commission. Consultant chemical division War Production Board, War World World War II.
Member Newcomen Society North America, Navy League United States, Virginia Manufacturers Association (division member executive committee), Princess Anne Country Club (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, Commonwealth Club (Richmond, Virginia).
Married Renova Beard, May 20, 1912 (deceased January 1951). Children: Dorothy Douglass Kellam, Rebecca Douglass Mapp.