Head, Douglas M. "Doug"
House 1961-62 (District 30); House 1963-64 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/14/1930
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/2/2011
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Doug
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
West High School, Minneapolis; Secondary; Graduate, 1947; Senior Class President
Phillips Exeter Academy; Postsecondary; 1948
University of California, College of Economics; Attended College;
Yale University; B.A.; Political Science, 1952
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1956
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control (Chair);
1967 to 19??
[Appointed]
State Attorney General:
Minnesota;
01/02/1967 to 01/03/1971
[Elected]
U.S. Executive Branch:
United States National Commission on Consumer Finance (Appointed by President Richard Nixon);
1971 to 1973
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Martha Ann Myers (married around 1970, after he served)
Children:
Two children: M.E. and Virginia "Ginny" (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor in the 1970 election.
He was a polio survivor.
He was a member of the Order of the Coif, the National Legal Scholastic Honor Society.
He died, at home, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Elected: 11/6/1962
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 1/4/1965
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Administrative Rules and Procedures (Chair)
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Appropriations
-
Cities of the 1st and 2nd Class
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General Legislation
-
Judiciary
Elected: 11/8/1960
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Cities of the First and Second Class
-
Labor
-
Welfare