Judge B. P. Douglass attended common school in Virginia
and as a small boy moved with his parents to Harrison county, Indiana in 1834, where they settled on a farm.
He was educated by his father and upon finishing that education
he continued working on the family farm, studying and teaching school.
Judge Douglass was a Democrat at a time the county was strongly Whig.
He was chosen County Auditor in 1849,
and in 1857 elected Representative to the State Legislature from Harrison county where he served one term.
From 1858-1867 he was in the mercantile business,
then was appointed to fill an expired term in the Auditor's office.
In 1868 he was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, after the expiration of his term
he entererd regularly upon the profession of law at Corydon where he continued until 1885
when he was appointed as Special Agent of the Land Office, with headquarters in New Mexico.
He served as one of the directors and President of the Pike road from Corydon to New Albany,
he was also one of the directors and engineers during the construction of the Air Line R. R.
July 1835 he married Annie Pope in Louisville,
she was the daughter of Edmund Pendleton Pope, a prominent lawyer of Louisville.
Two children were born to this union, a daughter and one son born July 1859.
(Contributed by Mary Hoegh at greshoeg@metc.net) ©
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