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Dougherty family of Elk Rapids, Michigan

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Archibald K. Dougherty (1835-1923) — of Michigan. Born in 1835. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim District, 1887-88. Died December 30, 1923 (age about 88 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.

		Relatives: Father of Andrew B. Dougherty and Louise E. Dougherty (who married Harvey Sandburg Amerson).
		Political family: Dougherty family of Elk Rapids, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Andrew B. Dougherty (1863-1928) — of Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan state attorney general, 1923-26; appointed 1923; resigned 1926. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., January 8, 1928 (age about 64 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Archibald K. Dougherty; brother of Louise E. Dougherty (who married Harvey Sandburg Amerson).
		Political family: Dougherty family of Elk Rapids, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Harvey Sandburg Amerson (1875-1943) — also known as Harvey S. Amerson — of Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Illinois, November 29, 1875. Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1911-12. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in 1943 (age about 67 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elk Rapids, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of William Amerson and Matilda Harriet (Schaubel) Amerson; married to Louise E. Dougherty (daughter of Archibald K. Dougherty; sister of Andrew B. Dougherty).
		Political family: Dougherty family of Elk Rapids, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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