Robert Dick Douglas

Robert Dick Douglas Sr. (April 7, 1875 – January 1, 1960) was a North Carolina attorney who served as North Carolina Attorney General briefly from 1900 to 1901. He is believed to be the youngest attorney general in the state's history.

Early life and education Douglas was born on April 7, 1875, in Greensboro, North Carolina. After that he built a practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he also served as postmaster from 1906 to 1916.

In 1932, Douglas gave or sold his grandfather Stephen A. Douglas's papers to the University of Chicago.

Personal life He married his wife, Virginia Land Brown, on April 14, 1909. They had five children: two sons and three daughters. He died on January 1, 1960, in High Point, North Carolina.