Charles L. Daugherty

Charles L. Daugherty
1st Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
In office
November 16, 1907 – 1915
GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Lee Cruce
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byW. G. Ashton
Personal details
Born
Charles Lindsay Daugherty

(1873-07-13)July 13, 1873
Denton, Texas
DiedJuly 14, 1922(1922-07-14) (aged 49)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic Party

Charles Lindsay Daugherty (July 13, 1873 – July 14, 1922) was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor from 1907 to 1915.

Biography

Charles L. Daugherty was born on July 13, 1873, in Denton, Texas to Christopher C. Daugherty and Nancy J. Lovejoy.[1] He lived in Denton until he was 17 when he moved to Fort Worth to learn printing. He worked as a printer across Texas in Paris, San Antonio, Victoria, and Brownsville. He also worked as a printer in Mexico and Central America. In 1896, he moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma and in 1897 he founded the Muskogee Morning Times. He later bought the Denton County News and a mercantile store in Shawnee, Oklahoma. In 1903, he moved to Oklahoma City. From 1904 to 1905 he was the president and secretary of the Oklahoma City Trades Council. He was a member of the International Typographical Union.[2] He served as the first Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor from 1907 to 1915.[3]

He died of tuberculosis in Oklahoma City on July 14, 1922, aged 49.[4]

Electoral history

1907 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles L. Daugherty 132,777 54.8 New
Republican A.D. Murlin 99,380 41.0 New
Socialist J.W. Shaw 9,766 4.0 New
Democratic gain from Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ Thoburn, Joseph B. (1916). A History of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 952.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City, Okla. pp. 123–124. Retrieved 13 October 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "ODOL History". Oklahoma Department of Labor. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Charles Daugherty Dead". Muskogee Times-Democrat. July 14, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner
1907, 1910 		Succeeded by
W.G. Ashton