James F. Donahue
James Francis Donahue (December 25, 1843 – July 20, 1881) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Donahue was born on December 25, 1843, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Timothy and Mary Donahue. His parents were Irish immigrants from Corry.[1]
In February 1862, during the American Civil War, Donahue enlisted and was mustered in as a private in Company B of the 84th New York Volunteer Infantry. He deserted in June 1863.[2]
Donahue worked in various occupations since boyhood, including as a hatter, a candlemaker, and a ship-caulker. By the 1870s, he was a successful merchant.[3]
In 1872, Donahue was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 1st District (Wards 1, 2, and 5 of Brooklyn). He served in the Assembly in 1873[4] and 1874.[5]
Donahue died at home on July 20, 1881.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ McElroy, William H.; McBride, Alexander (1873). Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1873. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 192–193 – via Google Books.
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1901: Registers of the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh Regiments of Infantry. 30. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. 1902. p. 804 – via Google Books.
- ^ McElroy, William Henry; McBride, Alexander (1874). Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1874. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 193–194 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Evening Journal Almanac, 1873. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. 1873. p. 164 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ McBride, Alexander (1874). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1874. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 125 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Ex-Assemblyman James F. Donahue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 42, no. 200. Brooklyn, N.Y. 21 July 1881. p. 4 – via Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers.