James Dougherty may refer to: Jim Dougherty (baseball), MLB pitcher Jim Dougherty (footballer) (born 1878), English footballer James Dougherty (Medal of Honor) (1839–1897), U.S Sir James Brown Dougherty (1844–1934), Member of Parliament for Londonderry City, 1914–1918 James "Jim" Dougherty, first husband of Marilyn Monroe