James Francis Donahue (December 25, 1843 – July 20, 1881) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life edit
Donahue was born on December 25, 1843, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Timothy and Mary Donahue. His parents were Irish immigrants from Corry.[1]
In February 1862, during the American Civil War, Donahue enlisted and was mustered in as a private in Company B of the 84th New York Volunteer Infantry. He deserted in June 1863.[2]
Donahue worked in various occupations since boyhood, including as a hatter, a candlemaker, and a ship-caulker. By the 1870s, he was a successful merchant.[3]
In 1872, Donahue was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 1st District (Wards 1, 2, and 5 of Brooklyn). He served in the Assembly in 1873[4] and 1874.[5]
Donahue died at home on July 20, 1881.[6]
References edit
- ^ McElroy, William H.; McBride, Alexander (1873). Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1873. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 192–193 – via Google Books.
- ^ Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1901: Registers of the Eighty-first, Eighty-second, Eighty-third, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh Regiments of Infantry. 30. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. 1902. p. 804 – via Google Books.
- ^ McElroy, William Henry; McBride, Alexander (1874). Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1874. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company. pp. 193–194 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Evening Journal Almanac, 1873. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. 1873. p. 164 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ McBride, Alexander (1874). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1874. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 125 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Ex-Assemblyman James F. Donahue". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 42, no. 200. Brooklyn, N.Y. 21 July 1881. p. 4 – via Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers.