20th Century History of New Castle and
Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens

WILLIAM T. DOUGHERTY,

[p. 460] secretary of the New Castle Mutual Building and Loan Association ever since its organization in 1887, has been identified with the interests of New Castle since 1866. He was born in 1845, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, but was reared in Jefferson County, Ohio, and was educated at Harlem Springs, in Carroll County.

When eighteen years of age, Mr. Dougherty enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Company B, One Hundred Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for sixteen months in the Twenty-third Army Corps, participating in the Georgia campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, following General Hood's forces through Tennessee and taking part in the battle of Franklin. He has been very active in the affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic and has served as commander of the post at New Castle through eight separate terms. When he was elected commander in 1868 he was the youngest member of the organization in the United States filling that office.

In 1866, after the close of his military service, Mr. Dougherty came to New Castle, accepting a position as bookkeeper for one of the city's large lumber companies. Later he was engaged for four years in newspaper work, subsequently serving twelve years again as bookkeeper and then became interested in insurance and in looking after his investments in city enterprises. He has been secretary of Western Pennsylvania Mutual Fire Insurance Company since its organization in 1895. He was active in the organizing of the New Castle Mutual Building and Loan Association.

On July 14, 1868, Mr. Dougherty was married (first) to Miss Cornelia B. Morse, of Lawrence County, Ohio, who died in June, 1884, survived by three children, namely: Jennie M., wife of S. W. Armstrong, of Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Nellie G., wife of J. F. Harrison, of Los Angeles, Cal., and James E., also of Los Angeles. Mr. Dougherty was married (second) to Miss Mary L. Jones, who was born and reared in Wayne Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty are members of Central Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder. Fraternally, he is a Mason.


20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908

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