The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
Oct. 13. Dedication in New York City today of the new armory of the
Sixty-ninth Regiment. Mr. Justice James Fitzgerald of the
New York Supreme Court, a member of our Society, presided.
Oct. 21. John C. Sullivan, registrar of probate for Plymouth County,
Mass., was accidentally killed tonight by being struck by a
trolley car. He was sixty-four years of age and had been
registrar of Plymouth County for many years. Born in
Ireland, he came to this country alone when a small boy. He
attended the local schools and later Peirce Academy and
Brown University, the latter in Providence, R. I. He
enlisted during the Civil War and served out his full term,
being a good soldier and comrade. After the war he was
admitted to the bar.
Oct. 29. Death today of Hon. Robert T. Davis, M. D., of Fall River,
Mass., a member of the Society.
Oct. 29. Reuben G. Thwaites, secretary and superintendent of the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., writes
to us saying: “Thank you most cordially for your kindly gift
of books and pamphlets to our library. We shall certainly
appreciate them very much indeed. We trust that you will
continue to favor us with your several publications, as we
have a very large, growing, and much used collection of
material in the field in which your Society works.”
November. The American-Irish Historical Society this month receives an
invitation from the American Historical Association to send
a representation to a conference of historical societies to
be held in Providence, R. I., December 26–29, 1906.
Nov. 2. William Doogue, superintendent of public grounds, Boston,
Mass., passed away this evening. He was a member of the
Society.
Nov. 5. It is stated that the Hon. Morgan J. O’Brien, presiding
justice of the appellate division of the New York Supreme
Court, today filed his resignation with the secretary of
state at Albany. Judge O’Brien will become a member of a
prominent New York law firm.
Nov. 6. The Hon. James H. Higgins, mayor of Pawtucket, R. I., is
today elected governor of Rhode Island. He is the first
Catholic to be elected to the office.
Nov. 6. Joseph F. O’Connell, a member of the Society, is today
elected to Congress from the Tenth Massachusetts district.
Nov. 6. Patrick J. McCarthy, a member of the Society, is today
elected mayor of Providence, R. I.
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