Robert Royal Douglass

Background

Douglass, Robert Royal was born on October 16, 1931 in Binghamton, New York, United States. Son of Robert R. and Frances (Behan) Douglass.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with distinction, Dartmouth College, 1953; Bachelor of Laws, Cornell Univercity, 1959.

Career

Associate, Hinman, Howard & Kattell, 1959-1964; 1st assistant counsel to, Governor New York State, Albany, 1964-1965; counsel to governor, Governor New York State, 1965-1970; secretary to governor, Governor New York State, 1971-1972; partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, 1972-1976; executive vice president, general counsel, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City, 1976-1983; executive vice president, Chase Manhattan Bank, 1983-1985; vice chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank, 1985-1993; of counsel, Melbank Tweed Hadly & McCloy, New York City, since 1994. Director Rockefeller Center, Inc., 1976-1982, HRE Properties, since 1990, Gryphon Holdings, 1993-1995, Home Insurance Company, since 1993. Chairman Nelson Rockefeller's Campaign for Republican Presidential Nomination, 1958.

Commissioner Port Authority of New York State and New Jersey, 1972-1976. Trustee New York City Public Library., 1972-1986. Board directors, chairman of the executive committee Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association, New York City, 1973-1991, chairman, since 1991.

Member visiting committee John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1974-1979. Member of New York Landmarks Conservancy, 1977-1980. Chairman Cedel International, since 1994, Alliance for Downtown New York, since 1995.

Achievements

• Robert Royal Douglass has been listed as a reputable Banker, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Dartmouth College, 1983-1993, Museum of Modern Art, 1989-1994. Served with Medical corpus, United States army, 1954-1956. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Council Foreign Relations Clubs: Century Assn, Downtown Association, Round Hill, Seal Harbor, Blind Brook.

Connections

Married Linda Ann Luria, June 2, 1962. Children: Robert Royal, Alexandra Brooke, Andrew.

Father:

Robert R. Douglass

Mother:

Frances (Behan) Douglass

Spouse:

Linda Ann Luria

child:

Andrew Douglass

child:

Robert Royal Douglass

child:

Alexandra Brooke Douglass