Career
He was believed to be the youngest attorney general in the state"s history. He was a grandson of Senator. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and of Robert P. Dick, a North Carolina state Supreme Court justice.
At the age of 25, Douglas was appointed by Government.
Daniel L. Russell to serve out the remainder of Attorney General Zeb V. Walser"s term. After that he built a practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he also served as postmaster.
