Richard Erwin Dougherty (February 3, 1880 – September 9, 1961) was an American civil engineer.
He was vice president of New York Central System and played a role in White House Reconstruction.
[2] Dougherty briefly taught engineering at Columbia before joining the New York Central System in 1902.
[1][6] Dougherty was director from 1928 to 1930, and became president of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1948, the same year he retired from New York Central System.
[1] Dougherty also served as a member of Harry S. Truman's Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion.