Charles Wiley Doherty (January 5, 1857 – December 11, 1934) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Tunica County, from 1904 to 1912.

Charles Wiley Doherty
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Tunica County district
In office
January 1904 – January 1912
Succeeded byJames M. Anderson
Personal details
Born(1857-01-05)January 5, 1857
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1934(1934-12-11) (aged 77)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Biography edit

Charles Wiley Doherty was born on January 5, 1857, in Jackson, Mississippi.[1][2] His parents were Paul Manson Doherty and Mary (O'Sullivan) Doherty.[1] He was of Irish descent.[1][2] He was a telegraph operator and cotton planter by profession.[1][2] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Tunica County as a Democrat in 1903.[1][2] He was re-elected in 1907.[2] Afterwards, he became a consul at Cartagena, Colombia, and at Mexicali, Mexico.[3] He died on December 11, 1934, in Phoenix, Arizona.[3]

Personal life edit

He was a Catholic.[2] He married Meta White in 1883.[2] They had two children: Annette Longstreet Doherty and Clark White Doherty.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1904. pp. 565–566.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  3. ^ a b "Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California on December 12, 1934 · Page 19". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.