Benjamin Douglas (April 3, 1816 – June 26, 1894) was an American politician, inventor, and abolitionist who was the 50th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1861 to 1862.

His paternal grandfather was an American Revolutionary War soldier, William Douglas.

This home, built between 1811 and 1813, is listed on the Connecticut Freedom Trail as an Underground Railroad stop.

[5] This was the first of many patents [6] relating to pumps that became the basis of their successful manufacturing business W & B Douglas Company.

In 1876 the company employed 300 people and had over 700 products displayed at Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut in 1856 and cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln.