Paul Douglas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Douglas

American politician

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1976

Profession: politician, economist, military officer, author, United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist.
A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S.
Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967.
During his Senate career, he was a prominent member of the liberal coalition.Born in Massachusetts and raised in Maine, Douglas graduated from Bowdoin College and Columbia University.
He served as a professor of economics at several schools, most notably the University of Chicago, and earned a reputation as a reformer while a member of the Chicago City Council (1939–1942).
During World War II, he served in the U.S.
Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and becoming known as a war hero. He was married to Emily Taft Douglas, a U.S.
Representative from Illinois's At-large district (1945–1947).