Harry M. Daugherty
Politician
1860 – 1941
Who was Harry M. Daugherty?
Harry Micajah Daugherty was an American politician. A key Ohio Republican political insider, Daugherty is best remembered for his service as Attorney General of the United States under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
Despite his status as a key political leader of the Ohio Republican Party from the 1880s through the first decade of the 20th Century, Daugherty was himself only briefly a statewide elected politician, serving just two terms in the Ohio General Assembly, working closely during the last two years with Governor William McKinley. Although he sought national office several times, Daugherty was thwarted in his effort to obtain the nomination of his party and was never elected to office again.
Daugherty remained an influential figure behind the election of several Congressmen and U.S. Senators. In 1920 he was the campaign manager for Warren G. Harding for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention. Following Harding's successful election Daugherty was named Attorney General of the United States. In this capacity, Daugherty was instrumental in winning Presidential pardons for jailed anti-war dissidents such as Eugene V. Debs.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1860
Washington Court House - Also known as
- Harry Daugherty
- Spouses
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Michigan
- Died
- Oct 21, 1941
Columbus
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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