Hall of Fame

Politician

James H. Douglas

HISTORY

1965

JOINED DEMOLAY

2009

INDUCTED

Brownstone Chapter

East Long Meadow, MA

Biography

HONORS

Graduate Middlebury College-Bachelor Arts Russian Studies (1972)
Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives (1972 – 1979)
Majority Whip, Vermont State House of Representatives (1975 – 1977)
Majority Leader, Vermont State House of Representatives (1977 – 1979)
Executive Assistant to the Governor (1979)
Aide, Governor Richard Snelling (1979 – 1980)
Secretary of State, State of Vermont (1980 – 1992)
Treasurer, State of Vermont (1994 – 2002)
Governor, State of Vermont (2002 – 2010)
Co-chair, National Governors’ Association e-health alliance (2003)
Chairman, New England Governor’s Conference (2003)
National Order of Quebec (2010)
Past Master Union Lodge #2 (1977 – 1978)
Grand Lodge Jurisprudence Committee (1987 – 1997)
Grand Historian, Grand Lodge of Vermont (1993 – 1997)

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“Through DeMolay I learned a lot about myself. I came to understand that the most important aspect of being a leader is determining how to serve the people who have entrusted you to guide them.”

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