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Charles Stanford Douglas (October 1, 1852 – April 15, 1917) born in Madison, Wisconsin,
The son of John A. Douglas, Charles Standford Douglas was educated at Wayland University. In Wisconsin. In 1877, he move to Canada and settled in Fort William, Ontario, where he became the publisher of the Fort William Day Book. The following year, he relocated to Emerson, Manitoba, and founded a new newspaper, The Emerson International. In 1881, he married Annie Johnston. Douglas served as the U.S. vice-consul at Emerson, and was reelected in 1886.
He died in Vancouver at the age of 64.