Famous People with Name Doherty

Michael J. Doherty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael J. Doherty: is an American Republican Party politician who serves in the New Jersey Senate representing the 23rd legislative district. He won the seat held by Marcia A. Karrow, who had earlier been selected by a party convention to succeed Leonard Lance after his ele

Brian G. Doherty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brian G. Doherty: was the alderman of the 41st Ward (map) of the City of Chicago. First elected to the Chicago City Council in 1991, he represents portions of the city's Northwest Side, including O'Hare International Airport. Doherty lost as the 2010 Republican Nominee for

Charles Joseph Doherty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Joseph Doherty: was a Canadian politician and jurist. Doherty was a lawyer and also taught civil and International law at McGill University prior to being appointed a judge on the Quebec Superior Court from 1891 until 1906. He was a defeated candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Montreal West in the 1881 election and again for Montreal Centre in the 1886 election. He was elected as the Conservative candidate to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of St. Anne in the 1908 federal election.[1] When the Tories won the 1911 election, the new Prime Minister, Sir Robert Borden, brought Doherty into the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Justice. At the end of World War I, Doherty was one of the Canadian delegates to the Versailles Peace Conference, and served as Canadian delegate to the League of Nations from 1920 to 1922. Doherty remained Minister of Justice in the government of Arthur Meighen until its defeat in 1921.

Edward Joseph "Ed" Doherty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Joseph "Ed" Doherty: is a New Brunswick ophthalmologist and politician. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Saint John Harbour.A Liberal, he was elected in a by-election on November 14, 2005 in a race for a seat previously held by the New Democratic Party and in which the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate was thought to be the frontrunner. Doherty's victory, by a margin of 55-26-18 over the PC and NDP candidates respectively, was considered a great boost for his Liberal party as they work to regaining power in the next provincial election.