The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
CONEY, PATRICK H., attorney at law, 316 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kan. He
entered the Union army in 1863, at the age of 15 years, enlisting in
the One Hundred and Eleventh New York Infantry. He was detailed as
dispatch bearer on General McDougall’s staff, promoted as an orderly
dispatch bearer on Gen. Nelson A. Miles’ staff, served in this
capacity to Appomatox and Lee’s surrender, and was transferred June 5,
1865, to Company H, Fourth New York Heavy Artillery. He served until
October 5, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Hart’s Island, N.
Y. He was wounded at the battle of Peach Orchard in front of
Petersburg, Va., on June 16, 1864, and rejoined his command from the
hospital after sixty days’ convalescence. In addition to his law
practice, he is President and manager of the National Investment and
Development Company, which is engaged in the promotion and development
of 11,000 acres of mineral, gas and oil lands in Benton County, Mo.;
is Vice-President of the Society for Kansas.
CONLON, WILLIAM L., Portsmouth, N. H.
CONNELL, JOHN H., 1949 Seventh Avenue, New York City.
CONNELLY, L. J., Lieutenant U. S. Navy, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
CONNERY, WILLIAM P., Wheeler and Pleasant Streets, Lynn, Mass.;
recently candidate for mayor of Lynn.
CONNICK, ANDREW J., 244 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
CONNOLLY, CAPT. JAMES, real estate, Coronado, Cal. He was born in
County Cavan, Ireland, 1842; came to this country when he was but ten
years of age, and spent much of his youth at East Dennis, Cape Cod,
Mass. His early love for the sea was gratified later in life when he
became captain of some of the finest deep-water ships sailing from
Baltimore, Boston and elsewhere. His first command was the bark _May
Queen_, a regular Baltimore and Rio packet, 1872. He then had command
of the ship _Pilgrim_ of Boston, and made several voyages to the East
Indies. In 1884 he was given command of the _Charger_, a larger and
finer ship than the _Pilgrim_, and sailed to ports in Japan. He next
had command of the _South American_, “the commodore’s ship,” of the
Hastings fleet (Boston), and took her to Australia and other parts. He
made several record voyages during his career, and some of these
records still stand, having never been equalled. On one occasion he
was wrecked off the coast of Africa; he and his wife upon being
rescued were hospitably entertained by the Boers of the adjacent
country. Returning to East Dennis, Mass., his wife’s health became
poor and so he removed with her to Coronado, Cal., hoping that the
change of climate would benefit her, but she died in 1901. She had
accompanied her husband on several of his voyages, and had with him
visited many parts of the world. Captain Connolly has written much and
entertainingly. He has at present in manuscript form a novel of ocean
life entitled “The Magic of the Sea”; is Vice-President of the Society
for California.
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