Jonathan Daugherty Explained

Jonathan Daugherty (? – March 3, 1856) was an American storekeeper from Rosendale, Wisconsin who spent two one-year terms representing Fond du Lac County as a member of the first two Wisconsin State Assemblies, the first as a Whig, the second as a member of the newly organized Free Soil Party.^[1]

Background

Daugherty married Abigail (Abby) D. Goodell (1825–1890)^[2] in 1844.^[3] In 1846, Daugherty opened a store in Rosendale for "Fay & Collins", the first retail business in the two-year-old settlement.^[4] In 1847, "Daugherty & Woodruff" opened the first hotel in Rosendale, in the portion of the Town of Rosendale which is now Springvale.

In 1848, upon Wisconsin becoming a state, he was elected a member of the first Fond du Lac County board of supervisors.^[5] He later edited the newspaper the Oshkosh Democrat.^[6]

Daugherty died on March 3, 1856.^{[6] [7]} His widow Abby Daugherty outlived him by 34 years and died in 1890.^[8]

Political career

The first Wisconsin State Assembly convened pursuant to the new state Constitution, which had been adopted by a large majority vote of the people, from June 5 - August 31, 1848. Daugherty, at that time a Whig, was elected from the 2nd Assembly district of Fond du Lac County (the Towns of Alto, Metoman, Ceresco [now the Town of Ripon], Rosendale, Waupun, Oakfield and Seven-Mile-Creek [now Lamartine]). He was re-elected in 1848 for the second Assembly, which met from January 10 to April 2, 1849, but by this time he had switched his allegiance to the newly organized Free Soil Party. He was succeeded in 1850 by Whig Bertine Pinckney.

In 1849 he was elected a vice-president of the newly organized Wisconsin Agricultural Society for Fond du Lac County.^[9] In 1853 he initially appeared as the candidate for lieutenant governor on the People's Ticket under Edward D. Holton as the candidate for governor,^[10] but later withdrew in favor of Bertine Pinckney.^[11]

Notes and References

1. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 - 1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 42.
2. "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLDR-H84 : 4 December 2014), Johnathan Dougherty in entry for Abbie Daugherty, 1890; citing Death, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,664.
3. "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZQG-KBF : 9 March 2016), Jonathan Dougherty and Abigail D. Goodell, 27 Sep 1844; citing Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,378.
4. http://townofrosendalewi.com/uploads/documents/FINAL_SMART_GROWTH_PLAN.pdf "History of the Town" in Comprehensive Land Use Development Plan: Town of Rosendale, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin p. 2.
5. Glaze, A. T. Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac from Early Times to the Present: Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc. Fond dul Lac: P.B. Haber Printing Company, 1905; p. 262.
6. News: Death of an Editor. The Weekly Wisconsin. March 12, 1856. 1. Newspapers.com. December 25, 2016 .
7. Mitchel, Martin, & Joseph H. Osborn. 1856. Geographical and Statistical History of the County of Winnebago. Oshkosh: Markham & Felker, p. 70.
8. News: Death by Paralysis. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. November 10, 1890. 4. Newspapers.com. December 25, 2016 .
9. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIFarmerV01 Miller, Mark, ed. The Wisconsin Farmer, and Northwestern Cultivator Racine: Vol. 1, No. 4 (April 1, 1849); p. 95.
10. News: Free Democratic State Nominations. Oshkosh Democrat. August 5, 1853. 2. Newspapers.com. December 26, 2016 .
11. News: The Madison Journal. Daily Free Democrat. October 29, 1853. 2. Newspapers.com. December 26, 2016 .