Charles L. Daugherty

American politician

Charles L. Daugherty

1st Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
In office
November 16, 1907 – 1915
Governor| Charles N. Haskell
Lee Cruce
Preceded by| Position established
Succeeded by| W. G. Ashton
Personal details
Born|

Charles Lindsay Daugherty

(1873-07-13)July 13, 1873
Denton, Texas
Died| July 14, 1922(1922-07-14) (aged 49)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political party| Democratic 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

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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

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1907 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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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 2023.123-124&rft.date=1912&rft.aulast=Corden&rft.aufirst=Seth+K.&rft.au=Richards,+William+B.&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/oklahomaredbook00okla/page/124/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Charles+L.+Daugherty" class="Z3988">`{{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