Bio of DOUGLAS, Edward Bruce (b.1887), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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EDWARD BRUCE DOUGLAS - Vol III, pg 188-189
One of the successful young business men of Minneapolis is Edward Bruce Douglas,
who was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the 6th of November, 1887, a son of
Walter D. and Lulu (Camp) Douglas, extended mention of the former being made
elsewhere in this work.
The public schools of Cedar Rapids afforded Edward Bruce Douglas his early
education and in due time he was graduated from the high school there. He then
attended the Lawrenceville Preparatory School at Lawrenceville, New Jersey, and
after putting his textbooks aside engaged in business with the La Moure Mill
Com­pany at La Moure, North Dakota, one of the many enterprises in which his
father was interested. One year later that mill burned down and he returned to
Minne­apolis as secretary to his father. His father was one of the victims of
the Titanic disaster and since that time Edward Bruce Douglas has been active as
trustee of the estate, handling various interests in a most efficient and
capable manner.
His business career was interrupted by the entrance of the United States into
the World war. On the 27th of August, 1916, he enlisted in the Officers Training
Corps at Fort Snelling and in August, 1917, was commissioned a first lieutenant
in the infantry and assigned to the Eighty-fifth Division, at Camp Custer. He
was sent overseas in July, 1918, going to the Toul sector. His division did not
get into active service, however, because of the signing of the armistice. After
the cessation of hostilities he was promoted to the rank of captain and
subsequently returned to America, receiving his honorable discharge from Camp
Custer.
On the 14th of October, 1917, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Douglas to Miss
Ida Moloney of New York city. Her father was one of the prominent attorneys of
that place, being associated in practice with Chauncey M. Depew.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Douglas has been a strict adherent of the
republican party and the principles for which it stands. He has never sought nor
desired public preferment but his aid can always be counted upon in the
furtherance of any movement for the upbuilding of the city, county and state.
His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and socially he is
identified with the Minne­apolis Club and the Minikahda Club.