James Douglas (businessman)

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James Walter Douglas
Born	(1837-11-04)4 November 1837 Quebec City, Lower Canada
Died	25 June 1918(1918-06-25) (aged 80) Manhattan, New York, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Education	University of Halle-Wittenberg University of Edinburgh Queen's University Université Laval
Spouse	Naomi Douglas
Children	6, including James Douglas Jr.
Parent(s)	James Douglas (father) (1800–1886) Elizabeth Ferguson (mother)
Relatives	Lewis Douglas (grandson)
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James Walter Douglas (4 November 1837 – 25 June 1918) was a British North America born mining engineer and businessman who introduced a number of metallurgical innovations in copper mining and amassed a fortune through the copper mining industry of Bisbee, Arizona Territory and Sonora before and after the turn of the 20th century.