Robert Albert Douglas was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Alma, Nova Scotia

Alma, Nova Scotia

Alma is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The Nova Scotia Highway 104, now Nova Scotia Trunk 4 formerly ran through the community until the highway got bypassed.-References:*...

, the son of John Alexander Douglas and Mary L. Henderson. He married Isa Christine Read. Douglas served on the municipal council for Pictou County

Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...

 from 1922 to 1931. He lived in New Glasgow

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

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