John J. Douglass

John Joseph Douglass (February 9, 1873 – April 5, 1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.

John J. Douglass
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	Peter Francis Tague (10th) George H. Tinkham (11th)
Succeeded by	George H. Tinkham (10th) John Patrick Higgins (11th)
Constituency	10th district (1925–33) 11th district (1933–35)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1899–1900
Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[1]
In office June 6, 1917[2] – August 13, 1919[3]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District Ward 2 Boston[4]
In office 1906–1906
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1913–1913
Personal details
Born	John Joseph Douglass (1873-02-09)February 9, 1873 East Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 5, 1939(1939-04-05) (aged 66) West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Resting place	St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Boston College Georgetown University

Life and career

He was born in East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1873. Douglass graduated from Boston College in 1893 and from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1896. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Boston.

Douglass was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1899, 1900, 1906, and again in 1913. Douglass was delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917 and 1918; author and playwright; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1928 and 1932. Douglass was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935); chairman, House Committee on Education (Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses). Douglass was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934. Douglass resumed the practice of law; served as commissioner of penal institutions of Boston from 1935 until his death in West Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1939.

Douglass is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery. Survived by two sons; Paul Joseph Douglass [Manhasset,NY] and John Joseph Douglass [Newark, DE]

References

Notes

1. Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 11.
2. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, pp. 7, 11.
3. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, pp. 865, 971.
4. Bridgman, A. M. (1906), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Volume XV, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgeman, p. 167.

Bibliography

• United States Congress. "John J. Douglass (id: D000459)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Peter F. Tague	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	Succeeded by George H. Tinkham (redistricted)
Preceded by George H. Tinkham (redistricted)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Succeeded by John P. Higgins
Political offices
Preceded by	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1899–1900	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Suffolk District Ward 2 Boston 1906–1906	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1913–1913	Succeeded by