. Leslie's history of the greater New York . mi time a member of the Gen-eral Committee of TammanyHall, and served as its Yiee-Chairman. In 1S71 he Iefused topermit his nomination as Demo-cratic candidate for Mayor ofNew York. He was Park Commissioner from 1874 to 1876, by ap-pointment of Mayor AMckham. He was a trustee of the New YorkCoffee , and is a member of the Chamber of Commerceand the New York Board of Trade and Transportation. He was adirector of the Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue railroads of NewYork, aud a director of the Peoples Steamship Line, plying betweenNew York City
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . mi time a member of the Gen-eral Committee of TammanyHall, and served as its Yiee-Chairman. In 1S71 he Iefused topermit his nomination as Demo-cratic candidate for Mayor ofNew York. He was Park Commissioner from 1874 to 1876, by ap-pointment of Mayor AMckham. He was a trustee of the New YorkCoffee , and is a member of the Chamber of Commerceand the New York Board of Trade and Transportation. He was adirector of the Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue railroads of NewYork, aud a director of the Peoples Steamship Line, plying betweenNew York City and Albany subsequent to 1880. when he purchasedDaniel Drews interest. He was born in this city. January 8. 1834,his father, the late John ODonohue, being a well-known reaching his majority he became his fathers partner in thewliolesale tea and coffee firm of John ODonohue & Sons, which, afterhis fathers death, became John ODonohues Sous. He retired fromthis firm in 1880. and the same year established a i^artnership with. .JOSEPH .r. O DONOHUE. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF XEW YORK BIOGRAPHY. 599 Atlieitou Foster for the importation of coffee aud tea. Mr. Fostorretiring January 1, 1882. ]\Ir. ODoiiohne coutinued alone for a year,and tlien received into partnersLiip liis eldest son. Joseph J. ODono-hue. under the style of Joseph J. ODonohue & Son. With theadmission of his other son. Thomas J., the firm style chanjied toJoseph J. ODonohue tS: Sons, as at present. He was married, Septem-ber to Teresa M. J. Kiley. of New York City, and in addition tothe two sons mentioned has two daughters living. He is a memberof many clubs and societies. ODONOHUE, JOSEPH J., JK., member of the well-known coffeeimporting firm of Joseph J. ODonohue & Sons, and the eldest son ofits head and founder, is an oflicer of several important succeeded his father as President of the Brooklyn and New YorkI^erry Company, is Aice-President of the Agatine Shoe Hook and Eye-let Com
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