Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Harry M. Daugherty
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
1. Harry M. Daugherty Marker
One of Ohio's most influential politicians in the early 20th century, Washington Court House native Harry Daugherty (1860-1941) was widely known as a "President-maker" and served instrumental roles in President Warren G. Harding's administration, culminating a long career in state and national politics. As Attorney General from 1921 to 1924, Daugherty established the first federal women's penitentiary, recommended former president William Howard Taft to the Supreme Court, and ended a controversial 1922 railroad strike. Implicated in scandals complicated by the suicide of his assistant and fellow Fayette County native Jess Smith, Daugherty was eventually cleared in congressional investigations and two bribery trials, and subsequently published an insider's account of the Harding Administration. Both Daugherty and Smith are buried in Washington Cemetery.
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Van Meter Ashbrook & Associates, Washington Senior High, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-24.)
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Location. 39° 32.319′ N, 83° 25.004′ W. Marker is in Washington Court House, Ohio, in Fayette County. It can be reached from Washington Avenue. Marker is located between the fountain and chapel in Washington Cemetery, with cemetery entrance off Washington Avenue (U.S. Route 22) at Clearview Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington Court House OH 43160, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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2. Harry M. Daugherty
Also see . . . Harry M . Daugherty. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
3. Harry M. Daugherty Marker
Looking northeast toward chapel.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
4. Harry M. Daugherty Marker
Looking southwest toward fountain and mausoleum.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 9, 2026
5. Harry M. Daugherty Gravesite
Harry M. Daugherty is buried in the Daugherty family mausoleum.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,549 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on February 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on January 10, 2026, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
