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
GILPATRIC, WALTER J., Saco, Me., was born in Lyman, York County,
Maine, March 3, 1869, and since 1876 has resided in Saco. Is a lawyer,
and has served the city at various times as city solicitor, tax
collector and member of the city council, and was elected alderman in
March, 1909. Is a Democrat; has served on the Democratic State
Committee for twelve years, and was delegate from the First
Congressional District to the National Democratic Convention at
Denver, Colorado, July, 1908. Is agent of the Biddeford and Saco Water
Company and of York Light and Heat Company at Old Orchard, Me., since
March, 1901. Is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Mr.
Gilpatric is a descendant of Thomas and Margaret Gilpatrick, who
emigrated from Colerain, Ireland, in 1724 and settled in Biddeford,
Me., and who had nine grandsons in the Revolutionary War.
GOFF, HON. JOHN W., Recorder’s Chambers, New York City.
GORMAN, CAPT. DENNIS J., assessors’ office, City Hail, Boston, Mass.
GORMAN, JOHN F., attorney at law, Stephen Girard Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.
GORMAN, WILLIAM, attorney at law, Stephen Girard Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.; member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the American Academy of Social and
Political Science; the Alumni Association of the University of
Pennsylvania, and other organizations. He is officially connected with
the Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company of Philadelphia.
(Life member of the Society and a member of the Executive Council.)
GRAINGER, J. V., Wilmington, N. C., First Vice-President of Murchison
National Bank.
GRIFFIN, JOHN C., insurance, Skowhegan, Me.
GRIFFIN, MARTIN IGNATIUS JOSEPH, editor and publisher; born in
Philadelphia, October 23, 1842; son of Terrence J. Griffin, “the Free
Soil Baker,” of Philadelphia. Mr. Griffin received his education in
private, parochial and public schools. He married, in Philadelphia,
October 2, 1870, Mary A. E. McMullen. He was editor of _The Guardian
Angel_, 1867–’70; associate editor _Catholic Standard_, 1870–’73;
proprietor and editor of the _Journal of the Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union_, 1872–1903; and of _Griffin’s Journal_, 1894–1900. Delegate to
several of the State Prohibition Conventions and the National
Convention at Cincinnati in 1892. He has been proprietor and editor of
the _American Catholic Historical Researches_ since 1886; and was
founder of the _American Catholic Historical Society_ of Philadelphia,
1884. Mr. Griffin is author of “Catholicity in Philadelphia”; “The
Trial of John Ury”; “The History of Commodore John Barry”; “Commodore
John Barry, the Record of His Career as Father of the American Navy,
1903”; “Life of Thomas Fitz-Simons, the Catholic Signer of the
Constitution of the United States”; “Life of General Stephen Moylan,”
and other works. Residence, 1935 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia.
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