Mahaffie, Charles D. (Charles Delahunt), 1884-1969

Charles D. Mahaffie (1884-1969) was born in Olathe, Kansas. He received his bachelor's degree at Kingfisher College, Oklahoma and, subsequently, went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. There, he received a Civil Law degree. After returning to the United States, Mahaffie practiced law in Oklahoma and Oregon from 1911 to 1916.

In 1922, after a term of service as a Solicitor for the Department of Interior in Washington, he was named Director of Finance for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mahaffie served in that post until he was appointed to the Commission in 1930, where he served as a commissioner until 1954. He was chairman of the Commission in 1936 and 1949.

Mahaffie was also a member of the United States National Commission and the Pan American Railway Congress Association.

From the guide to the Charles Mahaffie Interstate Commerce Commission memoranda, 1930-1955, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)