William Dougherty
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| Born | April 6, 1932 Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Died | July 3, 2010 (aged 78) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
William Dougherty (April 6, 1932 – July 3, 2010) was an American businessman, lobbyist, and Democratic politician who was the 31st Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1971 to 1975.[1]
Early life and education
Dougherty graduated from South Dakota State University in 1954. Before entering politics, Dougherty spent many years in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, working as a stockman, buying and selling cattle. In the late 1950s, he befriended the Kennedy family, enabling his rise in politics.[2]
Political career
In 1960, he worked on
Four years later, Dougherty held a major post in McGovern's unsuccessful campaign for the presidency.
In a 1973 book, Neil R. Peirce described his 1969 interview of Dougherty:
...With his lean figure, Western blue jeans, cowboy hat, and boots, he looks as if he would be more at home in a Marlboro cigarette ad than working closely with the sophisticated Kennedy clan of the old East. ... When I first interviewed Dougherty in 1969, I was amazed by his confidence that the South Dakota Democratic party of the 1970s could become consistently competitive with the GOP, building a coalition of farmers, college people, intellectual suburbanites, and labor and cutting down the Republican edge in the cities. The breakdown of South Dakota's insularity through television and travel was leading in that direction, Dougherty argued; he said his own attitudes on race were greatly altered by travel with Bobby Kennedy to the ghettos of the great cities and subsequently by the nine-hour ride on Bobby's funeral train from New York to Washington, watching impoverished blacks and others who lined the train platforms in 100-degree to honor their fallen hero.[4]
Dougherty also served as a member of the Democratic National Committee; when he first joined the committee, he was, at the age of 36, its youngest member.[4]
Lieutenant governor
Dougherty was elected Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in 1970, running on a ticket with
Lobbyist
After leaving public office, Dougherty launched a lengthy lobbying career in Pierre, the state capital. He became one of the state's best-known lobbyists; veteran state legislator Bernie Hunhoff has described Dougherty's lobbying career as "colorful."[2] Dougherty spent a good deal of his career representing liquor and tobacco interests.[2]
More recently, Dougherty represented the South Dakota Petroleum Marketers on a task force on open government put together by
In 2010, he died of cancer in Sioux Falls.[1]
References
- ^ a b http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12753675
- ^ a b c http://www.southdakotamagazine.com/editors_notebook.php?p=2850 [dead link]
- ^ http://www.ksfy.com/news/local/55233352.html [dead link]
- ^ ISBN 0-393-05349-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60751-388-9.
- ^ "THE CAMPAIGN: McGovern's First Crisis: The Eagleton Affair". Time. August 7, 1972. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007.
- ^ "First Amendment Center | Freedom Forum Institute".
- ^ http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090909/NEWS/909090312/1001/rss01
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