Harry Micajah Daugherty Daugherty, Harry Micajah (dôˈərtē)
[key], 1860–1941, American politician, b. Fayette co., Ohio. He
became a successful corporation lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, and
served (1890–94) in the state legislature. A leader of the
Republican party in his state, he directed Warren G. Harding's
successful campaign for the presidential nomination in 1920.
Daugherty, rewarded (1921) by Harding with the office of U.S.
Attorney General, became the President's confidant and
influenced his appointments. He was charged with being
implicated in the Teapot Dome affair, and other scandals of the
Harding administration. After President Calvin Coolidge forced
(1924) his resignation, Daugherty was prosecuted (1927) for an
alleged conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, but the case
was dismissed after two juries failed to agree. He wrote, with
Thomas Dixon, The Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy (1932).
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