Julius C. Daugherty Sr. (January 4, 1924 â January 31, 1987) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives or 20 years.
Daugherty was born in Fulton County, Georgia. He attended Clark College and Howard University Law School.
Daugherty served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1966 to 1986.
Daugherty died on January 31, 1987, at the age of 63.
Thomasina Cooper Daugherty was his wife.
He was born in Atlanta. His father was a Baptist minister. He graduated from Clark College in 1948 and received a law degree from Howard University in Washington D.C. He was married to Thomasina Cooper Daugherty. They had five sons.
He advocated for Grady Hospital and fair hiring practices.
In 1965 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served until 1987. He served on Clark College's Board of Trustees.
A beidge was named in his honor. A legislative office building was also named for hon and two of his fellow legislators. His involvement in the dispute over seating Julian Bond who was a Vietnam War opponent was noted in the House Resolution naming the building. Daugherty advocated for Bond.