Dr. James Douglas

1837 - 1918  (80 years)

• Name	James Douglas
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	4 Nov 1837	Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	112420821
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112420821
  Occupation	Metallurgist, Mine Manager, Chairman of the Board - Phelps Dodge Corporation
  	Metallurgist, Mine Manager, Chairman of the Board - Phelps Dodge Corporation James Douglas was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1837. He studied medicine, but because of his interest in chemistry, he became involved in metallurgy with Thomas Henry Hunt. Douglas and Hunt are credited with developing the first commercial electrolytic copper refining process. As a consultant to the Phelps, Dodge and Company, Douglas was sent to Territorial Arizona to investigate the property of the Detroit Copper Company at Morenci. Upon his return, he reported in favor of the Detroit Copper Company and Phelps Dodge agreed to finance the development of the Morenci Mine. At the same time, he presented the company an option to purchase the Atlanta claim in Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. Two years later, the Copper Queen Mine was purchased, and on August 10, 1885, the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company was formed. From this beginning, Phelps Dodge moved from an import-export company to a major mining company. Douglas served as Manager and Director of the Copper Queen until the company changed its name to Phelps Dodge Corporation in 1917. He then became President and later, Chairman of the Board. Dr. Douglas was inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame in 1983 as an Inductee from Mining's Past. Bio courtesy of Cori Hoag and the Mining Foundation of the Southwest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Headstone marker posted on CanadianHeadstones.com.
  _UID	A7351D7835B24B33B07E32E35F98D9806917
  Death	25 Jun 1918	New York City, New York, United States
  Burial	Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
  Person ID	I32918	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	James Douglas,   b. 20 May 1800, Brechin, Angus-shire, Scotland d. 14 Apr 1886, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ferguson,   b. 14 Mar 1798, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada d. 1859 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1831	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F11218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Naomi,   b. 13 Nov 1838, Quebec, Canada d. 1 Jul 1922, New York, United States (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 19 Dec 1861, Beauport, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada d. 2 Jan 1944, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx County, New York, United States (Age 82 years)   2. Naomi Eleanor Douglas,   b. 1 May 1864, Quebec, Canada d. 15 Jan 1910, New York, United States (Age 45 years)   3. James Stuart Douglas,   b. 19 Jun 1868, Inverness, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada d. 2 Jan 1949, Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 80 years)   4. Walter Douglas,   b. 19 Dec 1870, Quebec, Canada d. 3 Oct 1940, Chauncey, Westchester County, New York, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F11216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2019

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Nov 1837 - Quebec, Canada Death - 25 Jun 1918 - New York City, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth