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Samuel Richard Douglas

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Samuel Richard Douglas Veteran

Birth
Scotland
Death
20 Oct 1917 (aged 66)
San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section OS, Row 89, Site 5
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Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1872, to June 14, 1876, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, June 15, 1876.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Shaw, Mon., Sep. 30, 1876 to Mar. 2, 1877, — Ft. Ellis, Mon., Mar. 12 24, 1877, — Nez Percés Expedition, as Quartermaster of the Cavalry Battalion, to Sep. 25, 1877, — Ft. Ellis, Mon., Sep. 25, 1877 to June 7, 1879, — and Ft. Benton and Camp Lodor, Mon., to Aug. 31, 1879; before Ordnance Examination Board, to Oct., 1879; in garrison at Ft. Snelling, Min., to May 3, 1880; on leave of absence, to Aug. 28, 1880; on frontier duty at Ft. Stevenson, Dak., to June 8, 1882; and on leave of absence, to June 3, 1883. Resigned, June 3, 1883.

Stock Farmer in Montana, 1883-88. Member of the Montana Constitutional Convention, 1884. City Treasurer of Helena, Mon., 1889-90. Asst. Inspector General of Montana, 1888-89; and Adjutant-General, 1889-90. Teacher, Lacombe, Alberta, Dominion of Canada. — Commandant of cadets and Professor of Mathematics, Kentucky Military Institute, Farmdale, Ky., 1893. — Superintendent of city schools, Sheridan, Wyo., 1895-96.
Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1872, to June 14, 1876, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 7th Infantry, June 15, 1876.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Shaw, Mon., Sep. 30, 1876 to Mar. 2, 1877, — Ft. Ellis, Mon., Mar. 12 24, 1877, — Nez Percés Expedition, as Quartermaster of the Cavalry Battalion, to Sep. 25, 1877, — Ft. Ellis, Mon., Sep. 25, 1877 to June 7, 1879, — and Ft. Benton and Camp Lodor, Mon., to Aug. 31, 1879; before Ordnance Examination Board, to Oct., 1879; in garrison at Ft. Snelling, Min., to May 3, 1880; on leave of absence, to Aug. 28, 1880; on frontier duty at Ft. Stevenson, Dak., to June 8, 1882; and on leave of absence, to June 3, 1883. Resigned, June 3, 1883.

Stock Farmer in Montana, 1883-88. Member of the Montana Constitutional Convention, 1884. City Treasurer of Helena, Mon., 1889-90. Asst. Inspector General of Montana, 1888-89; and Adjutant-General, 1889-90. Teacher, Lacombe, Alberta, Dominion of Canada. — Commandant of cadets and Professor of Mathematics, Kentucky Military Institute, Farmdale, Ky., 1893. — Superintendent of city schools, Sheridan, Wyo., 1895-96.


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  • Created by: Carol
  • Added: Sep 9, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29688194/samuel_richard-douglas: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Richard Douglas (Aug 1851–20 Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29688194, citing San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; Maintained by Carol (contributor 46859893).