Harry M. Daugherty

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Harry M. Daugherty was an American politician and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, becoming a central figure in several major political scandals of the early 1920s.

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Harry M. Daugherty canonical 5

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instanceOf Attorney General of the United States
human
politician
buriedIn Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-01-26
dateOfDeath 1941-10-12
educatedAt University of Michigan
University of Michigan Law School
endTime 1924-03-28 as United States Attorney General
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Daugherty
fieldOfWork criminal law
public administration
givenName Harry
legalStatus acquitted in federal corruption trials
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
middleName Micajah
nativeLanguage English
nominatedBy Warren G. Harding
notableFor association with the Teapot Dome era corruption investigations
controversies over Department of Justice patronage and graft
involvement in political scandals during the Harding administration
role as political manager for Warren G. Harding
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Washington Court House, Ohio, United States
placeOfDeath Columbus, Ohio, United States
linked to: Columbus, Ohio
positionHeld United States Attorney General
chair of the Republican National Committee (de facto political manager)
member of the Ohio House of Representatives
precededBy A. Mitchell Palmer as United States Attorney General
religion Protestantism
residence Columbus, Ohio, United States
linked to: Columbus, Ohio

Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
servedInTheCabinetOf Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
sexOrGender male
spouse Lucie Walker
startTime 1921-03-04 as United States Attorney General
stateRepresented Ohio
succeededBy Harlan F. Stone as United States Attorney General
workLocation Ohio
Washington, D.C.
wrote The Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy

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A. Mitchell Palmer succeededBy Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty hasNotableBearer Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio Gang corruption scandals participant Harry M. Daugherty