U.S. Army Major General. He was educated in Wilkes-Barre and attended Emerson Institute in Washington, D.C. Dougherty spent his entire career with the Susquehanna Coal Company and its successor companies, advancing through the corporate ranks to become Chief Clerk, Purchasing Agent, and then Assistant Manager. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard's 9th Regiment in 1881. He received his commission as a First Lieutenant in 1887, and advanced through the ranks to become the regiment's commander with the rank of Colonel in 1897. He commanded the 9th Regiment when it was federalized for the Spanish-American War in 1898, and continued in command after returning to Pennsylvania. In 1901 he was appointed commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 3rd Brigade as a Brigadier General. From 1905 to 1910 he commanded the Pennsylvania National Guard Division, now known as the 28th Infantry Division. At the time he was the youngest officer to command the division, and the first commander who had not been a veteran of the Civil War. He applied for return to active duty in World War I, but was unable to persuade the Secretary of War and Army Chief of Staff to act favorably. He died after having become ill while attending a military banquet in New York City and being transported to his home.
U.S. Army Major General. He was educated in Wilkes-Barre and attended Emerson Institute in Washington, D.C. Dougherty spent his entire career with the Susquehanna Coal Company and its successor companies, advancing through the corporate ranks to become Chief Clerk, Purchasing Agent, and then Assistant Manager. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard's 9th Regiment in 1881. He received his commission as a First Lieutenant in 1887, and advanced through the ranks to become the regiment's commander with the rank of Colonel in 1897. He commanded the 9th Regiment when it was federalized for the Spanish-American War in 1898, and continued in command after returning to Pennsylvania. In 1901 he was appointed commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 3rd Brigade as a Brigadier General. From 1905 to 1910 he commanded the Pennsylvania National Guard Division, now known as the 28th Infantry Division. At the time he was the youngest officer to command the division, and the first commander who had not been a veteran of the Civil War. He applied for return to active duty in World War I, but was unable to persuade the Secretary of War and Army Chief of Staff to act favorably. He died after having become ill while attending a military banquet in New York City and being transported to his home.
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