Background
DOHERTY, Simon P. was born in October 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas and Margaret (McMahon) Doherty.
DOHERTY, Simon P. was born in October 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas and Margaret (McMahon) Doherty.
Public Schools, Wilmington, Delegate.
Secretary, State Senate, 1897-1898. First Lieutenant Colonel, National. Guard, Delegate, 1898-1914.
Retired. 1914; State Director, United States Employment Bureau, 1919. Member, Board Public Education, 1925-1927—. Vice president, 1929.
President, Board Education, since 1929.
Member: Knights of Columbus. Spanish-American War Veterans.
Spouse Mary A. Ford, 1884.