Portraits of Pioneers
William B. Daugherty

One of the popular men of old Panamint, in its palmy days, was "Billy" Daugherty.  
The political weight of that section of Inyo sufficed to make him the Republican 
nominee from Clerk in 1874.  He was elected to serve two years, when John Crough 
succeeded him.

Mr. Daugherty was - and is, for he is now living across the Sierras - a man who 
exemplified the meaning of "gentleman."  In manner courteous and agreeable, and 
upright in personal conduct, he deserved his many friends.  His last visit to 
Inyo was in 1905, when he experted the books of the county officers.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, September 30, 1909 - Front Page
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, December 31, 2004