DOUGHTEN, John V.
DOUGHTEN, John V., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, April
11, 1904 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; graduated, Roman
Catholic High School, 1922; B.S., Villanova University, 1926; attended, Harvard
Law School; LL.B., Temple University, 1930; attorney; presidential appointee, chief
counsel, Eastern District, Federal Homeowners Loan Corp.; chair, 45th Ward
Democratic Committee; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives for the 1961 term; not a successful candidate for reelection to the
House in the 1962 General election; died, September 30, 1983 in the City of
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.