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Irish Hero and Colorado Pioneer Murray Named Sheriff Candidate
Fitz-Mac profiles Joseph Murray of Fort Collins, an Irish exile and veteran of Garibaldi and Meagher, now a leading farmer in Larimer County. The piece chronicles his life from Dublin birth in 1843 through European campaigns, Civil War service, and migration to Colorado in 1869, highlighting his public service, pro temperance stance, and role in the Greeley colony and cooperative farming ventures. It notes Murray’s strong influence in Northern Colorado politics and his nomination by the prohibition party for sheriff.
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France
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Genoa
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Palermo
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Italy
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Revolutionary Brotherhood
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Mazzini
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Brotherhood of Patriots
Foreign Legion of
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Phil Kearney
Francis Meagher
Fredericksburg
Michigan
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New York City
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Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
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Colorado
Larimer County
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Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
Henry Clay
Prohibition Party
Atlanta
Decatur
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Hawkinsville
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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