Charles L. Daugherty
Charles L. Daugherty was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor from 1907 to 1915.
Charles L. Daugherty | |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 13, 1873 Denton County, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Biography
Charles L. Daugherty was born on July 13, 1873, in Denton County, Texas where he lived 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.[1] He served as the first Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor from 1907 to 1915.[2]
References
- 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) - "ODOL History". Oklahoma Department of Labor. Retrieved 13 October 2023.