Donald Boynton Douglas^[1]

1892 - 1975  (83 years)

• Name	Donald Boynton Douglas
  Birth	27 Sep 1892	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Oct 1975	Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I266	First tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	James Henderson Douglas,   b. 15 Dec 1858   d. 1930 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Inez Boynton,   b. 22 May 1867   d. 3 Jan 1964 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1891
  Family ID	F51299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Mevey Clow,   b. 24 Jul 1894   d. 14 Dec 1990 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1917	Lake Forest Presbyterian church, Lake County, Illinois, USA
  	Rockford, Ill. REGISTER GAZETTE, Oct. 18, 1917, p.6, "CAMP GRANT OFFICER TO WED. "Lieut. Donald Boynton Douglas, of Camp Grant, and Miss Martha Clow, of Lake Forest, are to be married Saturday at the Lake Forest Presbyterian church, the Rev. George Roberts, Jr., officiating. Lieutenants Arthur Tuttle and Gordon McCormick, also of Camp Grant, will be among the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clow, after which the newly-weds will come to Rockford to reside during the groom's stay at the cantonment."
  Children	1. William C. Douglas   2. Dr. Donald Boynton Douglas
  Family ID	F44381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Donald B. DOUGLAS, 83, former vice president and director of Quaker Oats Co., died Wednesday, 1 October 1975 in his home at 980 Green Bay Rd., Lake Forest. Mr. DOUGLAS began work at Quaker Oats in 1914 after graduation from Princeton University. His father, James Henderson Douglas, was a top executive with the firm and Mr. DOUGLAS followed in his footsteps. Mr. DOUGLAS stepped down as vice president in charge of advertising for Quaker Oats in 1952 and retired as a director in 1957 just before his 65th birthday. AFTER THAT he was associated in an investment business with a son, William C. Douglas. He also served as treasurer of the Infant Welfare Society and was a trustee of the Presbyterian Home in Evanston. Lt in Field Artillery at time of marriage

  
  

• Sources

  [S1712] Ted Hughes.