. Men who made San Francisco. p. H. McCarthy PI 1, McC AR I 1 {\. ex-Mayor of San• Irancisco, was born in County Limerick,Ireland. March 17, 1863. He was apprenticedto a builder, under whom he became a journey-man. In 1880 he came to America, locating firstin Chicago, and later removing to St. Louis, wherewith six other artisans he organized the UnitedBrotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-ica. It was in 1886 that he came to San Fran-cisco, where he soon began his efforts to bringthe mechanics of the building trades into closeraffiliation. In 1894 the San Francisco BuildingI rades Counc
. Men who made San Francisco. p. H. McCarthy PI 1, McC AR I 1 {\. ex-Mayor of San• Irancisco, was born in County Limerick,Ireland. March 17, 1863. He was apprenticedto a builder, under whom he became a journey-man. In 1880 he came to America, locating firstin Chicago, and later removing to St. Louis, wherewith six other artisans he organized the UnitedBrotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-ica. It was in 1886 that he came to San Fran-cisco, where he soon began his efforts to bringthe mechanics of the building trades into closeraffiliation. In 1894 the San Francisco BuildingI rades Council was launched, and Mr. Mc-Carthy has ever since been its president. Hehas also been a member of the executive board of the National Brotherhood. He took an ac-tive part in framing the charter under which San Francisco is now governed, and in the debatesof 1896, when the charter was framed, surprised the public by his knowledge of He was responsible for the eight-hour day for city labor, and the $2 minimum w
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