John Dougherty
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John Dougherty was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Iatan, Missouri
, Dougherty moved with his parents the same year to Liberty, Missouri
.
He attended the public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo,.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice at Liberty, Missouri
.
Dougherty was elected city attorney of Liberty, Missouri
, in 1881 and served five years.
He was editor and proprietor of the Liberty Tribune 1885-1888.
Dougherty was elected prosecuting attorney of Clay County, Missouri, in 1888 and served six years.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
Dougherty was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1905).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Liberty, Missouri
, August 1, 1905.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Iatan, Missouri
Iatan, Missouri
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, Dougherty moved with his parents the same year to Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
.
He attended the public schools and William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo,.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice at Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
.
Dougherty was elected city attorney of Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
, in 1881 and served five years.
He was editor and proprietor of the Liberty Tribune 1885-1888.
Dougherty was elected prosecuting attorney of Clay County, Missouri, in 1888 and served six years.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.
Dougherty was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1905).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
, August 1, 1905.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.