William Douglas was a prominent unionist activist in Northern Ireland.
Douglas served in the British Army during World War I, under Herbert Dixon.
Douglas used the post to liaise between the whips office and Unionist Party Headquarters.
[1] While Wilson Hungerford was serving as Secretary of the Ulster Unionist Council (UUC), he devoted little time to the post, allowing Douglas to take a leading role in the organisation, working alongside James Craig, Dixon and Dawson Bates to make policy and decide tactics.
In 1941, he finally became Secretary to the UUC, where he focussed on maximising the Unionist Party vote, using every possible method.