Daniel Coghlan (January 1, 1812 – March 22, 1877) was an Irish-American industrialist and politician. He was a member of New Jersey General Assembly from 1868 - ? for the Morris County 1st District, then encompassing Chatham, Hanover, Morris and Passaic townships.[1]

Daniel Coghlan
Member of the New Jersey State Assembly from the Morris County 1st district
In office
1868–1868
Personal details
BornIreland

In 1855, Coghlan purchased the Jefferson mill, near Monroe, and operated it until it burned down in 1861.[2]

He purchased the Eden papermill in Whippany, New Jersey in 1861.[3]

He was a founding trustee of Seton Hall University[4] as a signatory to the college's 1861 charter.[5]

He founded Our Lady of Mercy in Whippany, New Jersey for the Catholic employees of his paper mills.[6][7]

He was a director of the First National Bank of Morristown.

He died suddenly of a heart attack on March 22, 1877, while in New York City on a business trip.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chapter 13". Usgenwebsites.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  2. ^ "Chapter 26". Usgenwebsites.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ Hanover Township: Whippany and Cedar Knolls By Steven P. Hepler, Robert F. Krygoski
  4. ^ "Catalogue". scholarship.shu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ^ Burlingame, Dwight (2004). Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ISBN 9781576078600. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ "Whippany Church Celebration" (PDF). Morris County Chronicle. 1904-09-20. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  7. ^ San Agustin, Cecile (2014-10-16). "Whippany Chapel marks 160th anniversary". The Beacon. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  8. ^ "Obituary". The Publishers Weekly. 1877-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-11.