# Wallace B. Douglas *American lawyer, jurist and politician (1852–1930)* Wallace Barton Douglas (1852–1930) was a lawyer from Moorhead who held office in all three branches of [[Minnesota]] government at the state level. He was a Republican member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 1895 to 1899, [[Minnesota Attorney General]] from 1899 to 1904, and a justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] from his appointment in 1904 until 1905.[^1] Before entering state office, Douglas held local legal posts in Moorhead and Clay County and led the Moorhead school board. He later chaired the state forestry board. Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park bears his name.[^1] ## Early life and education Douglas was a native of Leyden, New York. The cached Wikipedia text gives his birth date as September 21, 1852, and also records 1854 as a possible year.[^1] His schooling included the Cazenovia Seminary. In 1875 he completed a law degree at the University of Michigan Law School.[^1] ## Career In 1883 Douglas settled in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he opened a law practice. He held the posts of city attorney for Moorhead and [[county attorney]] for Clay County. He was also a member of the Moorhead Board of Education and served as its president.[^1] Douglas won election to the Minnesota House of Representatives as a Republican and sat there from 1895 to 1899.[^1] From 1899 to 1904 he was the state's Attorney General.[^1] He received an appointment to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1904 and left the court in 1905.[^1] He was chairman of the Minnesota Board of Forestry. Itasca State Park's Douglas Lodge takes its name from him.[^1] ## Personal life Douglas died unexpectedly on December 9, 1930, while in Ferndale, Washington. His burial took place in Moorhead, at Prairie Home Cemetery.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Wallace Barton Douglas, lawyer, jurist and politician; Republican member of the Minnesota House.[^1] ### What - Moorhead city attorney and Clay County attorney; president of the Moorhead Board of Education.[^1] - Member, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1895–1899.[^1] - Minnesota Attorney General, 1899–1904.[^1] - Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, appointed 1904; served until 1905.[^1] - Chairman, Minnesota Board of Forestry.[^1] ### When - Born September 21, 1852 (the source also gives 1854 as a possible year).[^1] - Law degree, University of Michigan Law School, 1875.[^1] - Moved to Moorhead, 1883.[^1] - Minnesota House of Representatives, 1895–1899.[^1] - Attorney General, 1899–1904.[^1] - Supreme Court, 1904–1905.[^1] - Died December 9, 1930.[^1] ### Where - Leyden, New York (birth).[^1] - Moorhead and Clay County, Minnesota (practice and local office).[^1] - Ferndale, Washington (death).[^1] - Prairie Home Cemetery, Moorhead (burial).[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Wallace B. Douglas* (revision 1365797162, retrieved 2026-10-25) — birth, education, local and state offices, party, forestry board, Douglas Lodge, death and burial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_B._Douglas