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William J. Dougherty

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1902 Democratic AD-58 862 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

William Joseph Dougherty
Born: August 26, 1872 in San Juan, CA
University: San Jose Normal School
Died: August 30, 1936 in Monterey Co., CA

Previous: Deputy Assessor, San Benito County
Previous: Member, San Benito County Board of Education
1913: Chief Customs Weigher, Port of San Francisco

  • His father was killed in Hollister in 1903 when his the team of horses pulling his cart was frightened by an automobile and threw the driver.

Source: California Blue Book (1903)