Harry Micajah Daugherty
1860–1941Harry Micajah Daugherty entered law school without an undergraduate degree and won money gambling on the 1880 presidential election.
Particulars
In 1878 Harry Micajah Daugherty entered the University of Michigan Law School, which accepted him despite his lack of an undergraduate education. He supplemented his insufficient income by gambling and won a significant sum betting on James Garfield’s 1880 presidential election.
Harry Micajah Daugherty and his brother engaged in sports betting, tapping telegraph wires to obtain game information in advance. Their initially successful, ethically shady activity was later discovered and exposed by local gamblers.
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