The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VII, 1907Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VII, 1907
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
=McGillicuddy, Hon. D. J.=, of the law firm McGillicuddy & Morey,
Lewiston, Me.; ex-mayor of Lewiston.
=McGinn, P. F.=, 79 Friendship Street, Providence, R. I.
=McGinness, Brig.-Gen. John R.= (U. S. A.), retired, Virginia Club,
Norfolk, Va.; born in Ireland; cadet at United States Military
Academy, July 1, 1859; first lieutenant of ordnance, June 11,
1863; captain, February 10, 1869; major, June 1, 1881;
lieutenant-colonel, July 7, 1898; colonel, June 14, 1892; retired
with the rank of brigadier-general, September 17, 1904.
=McGolrick, Rev. E. J.=, 84 Herbert Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
=McGolrick, Rt. Rev. James= (D. D.), bishop of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Duluth, Minn. (Life member of the Society.)
=McGovern, James=, 6 Wall Street, New York City; of Benedict, Drysdale
& Co. (Life member of the Society.)
=McGovern, Joseph P.=, of J. P. McGovern & Bro., fur brokers, 7 and 9
Waverly Place, New York City.
=McGowan, Rear-Admiral John=, U. S. N. (retired), 1739 N Street, N.
W., Washington, D. C. (Life member of the Society.) He was born at
Port Penn, Del., August 4, 1843. He is the son of John and
Catherine (Caldwell) McGowan. He was educated in the public
schools of Philadelphia, Pa., 1848–’53, and in private schools in
Elizabeth, N. J., 1854–’59. Entering the navy, he was appointed
acting master’s mate, March 8, 1862; was promoted to acting master
May 8, 1862, and ordered to command the U. S. S. _Wyandank_ in the
Potomac flotilla. He served on the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers
until February, 1863, when he was detached from the _Wyandank_ and
ordered to the _Florida_ as navigator. He served on the _Florida_
in the blockade off Wilmington, N. C., until October, 1864, when
the ship went to New York for repairs. In November, of the same
year, he was detached from the _Florida_ and ordered to the U. S.
S. _State of Georgia_ as navigator; arrived off Wilmington, N. C.,
the day after the capture of Fort Fisher, his ship being then
ordered to reinforce the fleet off Charleston, S. C. While there
he took part in the Bulls Bay Expedition, which was one of the
causes of the evacuation of Charleston by the Confederates. Soon
after the evacuation, the _State of Georgia_ was ordered to
Aspinwall (Colon) to protect American interests on the Isthmus of
Panama. Before sailing for Aspinwall, McGowan succeeded Lieutenant
Manly as executive officer of the ship. In November, 1865, he was
ordered to the U. S. S. _Monongahela_ as watch and division
officer; served on the _Monongahela_ in the West Indies until
January, 1867, when he was detached and, a few days later, joined
the U. S. S. _Tacony_, Commander Roe, fitting out for duty in the
Gulf Squadron. He was at Vera Cruz nearly all the summer of 1867,
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