Henry Douglas (Alberta politician)

Henry Ward Beecher Douglas (February 2, 1873 – April 6, 1944) was a businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada.

He was educated in public schools in Winnipeg before studying classics at Manitoba College.

He graduated with honours in 1898, whereupon he partnered with W. W. Miller to open a book and stationery business in Portage-la-Prairie.

Douglas first sought political office in Edmonton's February 1912 municipal election, when he was elected to Edmonton City Council on the strength of first-place finish in an eighteen candidate field.

Douglas was active with the Masons, the Kiwanis Club, the Edmonton Board of Trade, the Presbyterian Church, and the Liberals.