Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ociates andfellow-citizens. He born in Ireland in April,1849, and there passed the first twenty-two yearsof his life. April 14, 1871, in the flush andvigor of an opening manliood, he sought his fortuneson American soil. He located first at Albany N. Y.,and a short time after went to Troy where hewas employed by I\Ir. Grant. He afterwards workedat the Penncojd rolling mills adjoining Philadel-phia, where he remained for some time in theemploy of A. P. Roberts iron works. Our subject subsequently engaged .as an agentfor Wanamake
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . ociates andfellow-citizens. He born in Ireland in April,1849, and there passed the first twenty-two yearsof his life. April 14, 1871, in the flush andvigor of an opening manliood, he sought his fortuneson American soil. He located first at Albany N. Y.,and a short time after went to Troy where hewas employed by I\Ir. Grant. He afterwards workedat the Penncojd rolling mills adjoining Philadel-phia, where he remained for some time in theemploy of A. P. Roberts iron works. Our subject subsequently engaged .as an agentfor Wanamaker & Brown, and also for C. ASaylor, of Reading, Pa., traveling for both firmsat the same time. He continued on the road forover ten years after coming to Springfield and hadhis headquarters here. He accepted the positionof Sujjerintendent of Letter Carriers in the Spring-fiel<l Postofflcc which position he held for overthree years, resigning it May 4, 1889, to fill hispresent offices, whose affairs he is managing withcharacteristic energy and 3o^c^y^ y^^>-^ f -^^^^^(S>->-><^T-e^ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM. 539 Mr. Coanolly an active interest in politics,as every true citizen sliould, and favors the with Lis support. He is a member ofthe Ancient Order of Hibernians, District No. 2,Springfield, 111., of which liC is President. Relig-iously lie is a true Catholic and a member of theChurch of the Immaculate Conception. He isprominent in social;and religious circles and con-tributes liberally to all enterprises for public goodthat come underjiis notice. He of whom we write has a pleasant home in thiscity and to the lady wiio presides over it, formerlyMiss Mary Britt of this city, he was [^married inSeptember, Four children have been bornto them,—Mar}- A., Anna, Kate and Alexander. ^^- ^j^^ DWARD F. McCONNELL. It was a maximK$] of the philosopher Voung, that an} manjvzzjj- Cln ^lo what any other man done. Tothe
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