slow and incomplete recovery. Because of the damage done to his eye, Douglas wore an eyepatch over it for the rest of his life. Final years After resigning from the ambassadorship in 1950, Douglas returned to the United States and settled in Tucson, Arizona. He was the chairman and director of the Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company from 1949 until 1966 and served on a number of boards and commissions, including the General Motors Corporation, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Government Study of Foreign Economic Problems, and the President's Task Force on American Indians. Though declining further suggestions to run for public office, he remained actively involved in state and national politics. While typically endorsing Republicans, he remained a Democrat and supported Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election out of concerns for Goldwater's suitability for the presidency. Douglas died in Tucson, Arizona on March 7, 1974 from complications following surgery to remove an intestinal obstruction. His remains were later cremated and his ashes scattered over the hills of Jerome. In 2002, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Electoral history References Further reading Retrieved on 2008-02-10 British Educational Website External links |- |- |- 1894 births 1974 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to the United Kingdom 20th-century American businesspeople United States Army personnel of World War I American expatriates in France Amherst College alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona Directors of the Office of Management and Budget Franklin D. Roosevelt administration personnel People from Bisbee, Arizona Military personnel from Arizona Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Montclair Kimberley Academy alumni People from Jerome, Arizona Principals of McGill University Ranchers from Arizona Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century American diplomats 20th-century American politicians