Paul Douglas (Illinois politician)

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Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American economist and politician who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1949 to 1967. As an economist, Douglas was a reformist and Georgist and served as president of the American Economic Association. During his Senate career, he was a member of the Democratic Party and a prominent member of the liberal coalition. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Maine, Douglas graduated from Bowdoin College and Columbia University. He served as a professor of economics at several schools, most notably the University of Chicago, and earned a reputation as a reformer while a member of the Chicago City Council (1939–1942). During World War II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and becoming known as a war hero. His second wife, Emily, served one term as U.S. representative from Illinois's at-large congressional district.

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