Henry Dougherty
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Deputy Sheriff

Henry Dougherty

Jackson County Sheriff's Office — Lee's Summit, MO
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch March 11, 1886
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Henry Dougherty was killed when he was struck by falling debris and buried in the rubble when the Jackson County Courthouse, located at 2nd Street and Main Street, in Kansas City, Missouri, was struck by a tornado.

Deputy Dougherty was a veteran of the Missouri Militia.

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Dougherty served with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lee's Summit community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Lee's Summit, Jackson County, MO
Platform Identity jcso.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 11, 1886
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Henry Dougherty served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Henry Dougherty is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Jackson County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Jackson County Sheriff's Office
2
of 7 officers
28.6% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Dougherty's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Henry Dougherty Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Dougherty is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Henry Dougherty served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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