James Alexander Daugherty (August 30, 1847 – January 26, 1920) was an American politician who was a Democratic U.S. Representative and state judge from southwest

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Biography

Daugherty was born in

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, August 30, 1847. He moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled near Carterville, Jasper County, in 1867. As an adult he was active in all civic enterprises of the State and county. He also worked in farming, stock raising, and miningCongressional directory, Issue 1; Issue 83. Pg 56. and assisted in developing the

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fields of Missouri. From 1890-1892 Daugherty held the post of associate judge for the western district of Jasper County, and then became the presiding judge from 1892-1896. In 1897 Daugherty became a member of the state house of representatives and was elected as a Democrat to the

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(March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912. Simultaneously to this, Daugherty served as president of the First National Bank of Carterville from 1907 to 1920. He was re-appointed as the presiding judge of Jasper County on May 17, 1919 and served until his death. Daugherty died in Carterville, Jasper County, Missouri, on January 26, 1920 and was interred in Webb City Cemetery,

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. His large dark granite memorial stone is near the main entrance of the cemetery.

Family

Daugherty's niece is the famous pediatrician and supercentenarian

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daugherty, James 1847 births 1920 deaths People from Athens, Tennessee People from Jasper County, Missouri Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Missouri state court judges