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Justice Robert M. Douglas

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20650
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Abstract:
Douglas was the son of the famous Stephen A. Douglas and lived through a turbulent period in the state's history. His mother, Martha Martin, was a grandniece of Alexander Martin and also a first cousin of David S. Reid, the state's first Democratic Governor. After graduating from Georgetown, young Douglas became the private secretary of Governor William W. Holden. During President Grant's first term he served as Grant's private secretary. In 1897 he was elected as associate justice of the NC Supreme Court.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 48, Apr 1946, p3, 20-21