Draft:J. C. Daugherty
Comment: FloridaArmy this already exist as Julius C. Daugherty Sr. KylieTastic (talk) 16:14, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
Needs to be merged and the rest of the redirects made. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:43, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
Julius Cornerlius Daugherty and Julius Duagherty should link here
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J. C. Daugherty (-January 31, 1987) was a politician in Georgia who served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 20 years.[1]
He was born in Atlanta. His father was a Baptist minister. He graduated from Clark College in 1948 and received a law degree from Howard University in Washington D.C. He was married to Thomasina Cooper Daugherty. They had five sons.[1]
Career
[edit]He advocated for Grady Hospital and fair hiring practices.
In 1965 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1987.[1][2] He served on Clark College's Board of Trustees.[1]
A beidge was named in his honor.[3] A legislative office building was also named for hon and two of his fellow legislators. His involvement in the dispute over seating Julian Bond who was a Vietnam War opponent was noted in the House Resolution naming the building.[4] Daugherty advocated for Bond.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Obituary for Politico J.C. Daugherty (Aged 63)". The Atlanta Voice. February 14, 1987. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Holmes, Robert A. (2000). "The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus: An Analysis of a Racial Legislative Subgroup". Journal of Black Studies. 30 (6): 768–790. doi:10.1177/002193470003000604. JSTOR 2645923 – via JSTOR.
- ^ https://mydocs.dot.ga.gov/info/honorariums/Resolutions/1990-19.pdf
- ^ https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20052006/43248
- ^ "CIA, FBI, and Government Documents - State Government Documents". aavw.org.