James Alexander Daugherty (1847–1920) was a Democratic

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 Representative from southwest Missouri

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Daugherty was born in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee

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, August 30, 1847. He moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled near Carterville

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, Jasper County

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, in 1867. As an adult he was active in all civic enterprises of the State and county. He also worked in farming, stock raising, and mining and assisted in developing the lead

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 and zinc

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 fields of Missouri. From 1890-1892 Daugherty held the post of associate judge for the western district of Jasper County, and then became the presiding judge from 1892-1896.

In 1897 Daugherty became a member of the State house of representatives and was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912;

Simultaneously to this, Daugherty served as president of the First National Bank of Carterville from 1907 to 1920. He was re-appointed as the presiding judge of Jasper County on May 17, 1919 and served until his death;

James died in Carterville, Jasper County, Mo., on January 26, 1920 and was interred in Webb City Cemetery, Webb City, Missouri

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. His large dark granite memorial stone is near the main entrance of the cemetery.