Bernard J. Haggerty

Bernard J. Haggerty
ca. 1960 (aged 34)
Councilor Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	At-large
Term Start	September 1, 1960
Term End	August 31, 1964
Preceded by	Sol B. Weinberg (D)
Succeeded by	Bernard J. Haggerty (D)
Councilor Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	At-large
Term Start	September 1, 1964
Term End	August 31, 1968
Preceded by	Bernard J. Haggerty (D)
Succeeded by	Mitchell Van Yahres (D)
Biographical Information
Date of birth	1925
Date of death	1993
Place of birth	Alberta, Canada
Spouse	Dorothy Elizabeth Payne (1928-2010)
Children	4
Residence	Oxford Lane (ca. 1960)
Alma mater	Lane High School
Profession	Bank President
Religion	Methodist

Bernard J. Haggerty (1925-1993) was a community banker who served two terms on the Charlottesville City Council from 1960 to 1968. He was the top vote-getter in the 1960 election and the 1964 election.

Biography

Haggerty was born in Alberta, Canada in 1925. His family moved to the United States in 1933. He attended Clark Elementary School and the Miller School before joining the Navy in 1943. After serving in World War II, he returned to Charlottesville where he graduated from Lane High School. In 1947, he was employed as a bookkeeper and teller at the People's Bank. By 1954 he had been promoted to vice president of the bank and that same year he was named as an "Outstanding Man of the Year" by the Charlottesville Albemarle Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Haggerty married Dorothy Elizabeth Payne on July 6, 1947. Born in Charlottesville, Doothy was the daughter of Roy Flannagan Payne and Elizabeth Minter Payne.

In 1960, Haggerty was the fourth candidate to announce and did not run as part of a slate. At the time he was chair of the city's Recreation Advisory Board and a member of the Municipal Facilities Committee which ultimately recommended a new location for City Hall.

1960 election

Candidates	Votes	%
Bernard J. Haggerty (D)	2,898
Lindsey B. Mount (D)	2,718
Robert E. Lee (R)	2,167
S. Dexter Forbes (D)	2,122
Source: City of Charlottesville

Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.

1964 election

Candidates	Votes	%
Bernard J. Haggerty (D)	2,274	72.8%
Burkett A. Rennolds (D)	2,145	68.7%
Lindsey B. Mount (D)	1,927	61.7%
John H. Knight (R)	1,573	50.4%
Alfred P. Samuels, Jr (I)	142	4.5%
Source: City of Charlottesville

Each voter could vote for up to three candidates.