Andrew Walsh (May 24, 1838 – November 9, 1889) was an Irish-American politician and judge.
Life edit
Walsh was born on May 24, 1838[1] in Dublin, Ireland. His family immigrated to America when he was young and settled in Brooklyn, New York.[2]
When he was 15, Walsh became an apprentice for bookbinder G. C. Mann. After he finished his apprenticeship, he began to take an interest in politics.[3] He served as a volunteer firefighter of Constitution Engine, No. 7 for five years.[4]
In 1863, Walsh was a clerk for the Collector of Taxes. That year, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 4th District. He served in the Assembly in 1864[5] and 1866.[1] He then served as Clerk of the First District Police Court.[6] In 1868, he was elected Police Justice. He began serving the position in 1869 and was re-elected to the office three times. Starting in 1880, he was appointed and re-appointed to the office by different mayors.[3] Some months prior to his appointment as Justice, he was admitted to the bar.[7]
Walsh was treasurer of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, a local chancellor of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, treasurer of the Central Parnell organization, and a member of the Emerald Society and St. Patrick Society.[2] He was also treasurer of St John's Orphan Asylum.[4] His son, John J., was a lawyer that succeeded Walsh as Police Justice after the latter's death.[8]
Walsh died at home on November 9, 1889.[6] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b The Evening Journal 1866 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Company. 1866. p. 86 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Walsh is Dead". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 49, no. 310. Brooklyn, N.Y. 9 November 1889. p. 6 – via Brooklyn Public Library: Historical Newspapers.
- ^ a b Fales, William E. S. (1887). Brooklyn's Guardians: A Record of the Faithful and Heroic Men who Preserve the Peace in the City of Homes. Brooklyn, N.Y. pp. 431–432 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Kernan, J. Frank (1885). Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies and Volunteer Fire Departments of New York and Brooklyn. New York, N.Y.: M. Crane. p. 755 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Evening Journal 1864 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Company. 1864. p. 77 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Justice Andrew Walsh" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XXXIX, no. 11919. New York, N.Y. 10 November 1889. p. 5.
- ^ "Made His Own Career". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 49, no. 311. Brooklyn, N.Y. 10 November 1889. p. 18 – via Brooklyn Public Library: Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Walsh Gets It". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 49, no. 328. Brooklyn, N.Y. 27 November 1889 – via Brooklyn Public Library: Historical Newspapers.
- ^ "Many Mourn: The Decease of the Late Andrew Walsh". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 49, no. 313. Brooklyn, N.Y. 12 November 1889. p. 6 – via Brooklyn Public Library: Historical Newspapers.