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Joshua Douglass
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Joshua Douglass, attorney and counselor at law, Meadville, was born in
Rochester, N. Y., August 1, 1826. His parents came to Meadville in 1832
and settled on a farm in Mead Township. Our subject acquired his
education mostly at the academy in Meadville, and studied law with Hon.
A. B. Richmond. He was married in 1848 to Calsina L. Finch, who died in
1849. He was again married in 1853 to
Lavantia, daughter of Joel and Sophia Densmore, of Erie City. Their
silver wedding was celebrated October 4, 1878.
Their children are — Marion, born February 7, 1855, married December 22,
1875, to Charles W. Lane, of Meadville (have two children: Ralph, born
May 9, 1877, and Elsie, born December 14, 1878); Ellen, born July 19,
1858, married June 23, 1880, to Cornelius Van Home, attorney, of
Meadville, Penn. (had one child, Robert, born March 23, 1884): Robert,
born November 17, 1861, died in 1862; Mabel, born February 22,1864,
married in July, 1882, to Harry C. Flood, of Meadville, Penn., and
Gertrude, born November 8, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass are members of
the Unitarian Congregation of Meadville.
In 1850 Mr. Douglass went to California; returned in 1852 and commenced
to read law, in which he has been successfully practicing since 1854;
was admitted to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1858, to the United
States Courts in 1862, and to the Supreme Court of the United States in
1869.
He has been - a Republican since the organization of that party. Mr.
Douglass is of Scotch origin, and has in his possession a carefully
written history of his family, prepared by a member of the same, which
embraces many eminent names. Hon. Stephen A. Douglass is a member of the
family, and is of the seventh generation.
Note:
• The county of Crawford was organized by an act of the
legislature passed in the early part of the year 1800. The record shows
that the first court was held at Meadville, the county seat, by the
associate judges David Mead and John Kelso on the 6th day of July, 1800,
when Joshua Douglass was admitted to practitioners at the bar of said
county.
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Source
Sources for this article include:
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania; containing a history of
the county; its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.;
portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of
Pennsylvania; statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc. Chicago, Warner,
Beers, 1885
Any contributions will be
gratefully accepted
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