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HAGARTY PASSES AWAYEND COMES AT 11 O’CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING.After an Illness Covernmjj Several Weeks One of Davenpo;t’s Best Known Citizens Passes to the Great Beyond—Was Prominent in Church and Society Matters**Saturday inorniag at 11 o’clock, at'he late residence. 927 ’Grand avenue occurred the death of P. ,1. Hagarty. who. Ur the past thirty-three years has _ made this city his home and whowas. peH.aps. one of the most widelyknown men of the cd. Mr. Hagan y has been in ill healta Ur the pr.st year but his condition has not been considered serious until within the past three weeks. Some two we^ks ago his sister. Eliza and brother. Lawrence, of Greene. Butler county, this state, came. here, called by his family because of his condition, b.d about that time he seemed to mend and his brother returned, while bis sister continued hero. V)v the past week his condition has been critical and forthree or four days past it was considered to be only a matter of time when the end- would come. He was in a comatose condition most of the time but occasionally aroused, and recognized members of his family.It was three weeks ago, or thereabouts, that Mr. ilagarty was taken j with the grippe. Almost immediately • congestion of the brain added a complication . to hiis ^roubles and his death was due to the latter.Patrick .Joseph Ilagarty was born in Dublin. Ireland. 75 years ago. He learned the trade of locksmith and expert machinist at which calling he worked for several years. He was an active member of the organization of MS in Ireland in which so many of the patriotic sons of Ireland wore engaged. He was a member of Young Ireland society and in the same organization was Thomas Darcy McGee. They were opposing nominees for the president of that society and Mr. McGee was elected over Mr. Hagarty by a small majority. By reason of his connection with the Young Ireland society am] complications that arose at that time Mr, Hagarty, with many thousands of that society came to America, and located in the city of New York. at. which place he pursued his calling of* expert machinist and locksmith and was especiallyskilled in the manufacture of the finerclass of machinery. He was married in the eitv of tNow York and moved to the city of Chicago where he remained a couple of years and then located in Ottawa, Illinois. He then moved to Iowa, where his whole family formed what was known as the Hagarty settlement near Clarksville in Butler comity. There they purchased considerable tracts of land whore Mr. Hagarty carried on a large farm for a number of years successfully.About T9 for the purpose of eduejy ting his children and giving them bolter advantages lie moved to the city of Davenport, .and entered into the grocery business with the laic John Lillis and carried on that business for several years. The partnership was dissolved and Mr. Hnrgarty carried on the business of grocer at the corner of 5fch and Brady streets for a number of years. After lie closed the business of grocer he became traveling salesman for Nicholas Kuhnon for the sale of tobacco and cigars, and afterwards traveled for a large wholesale house in the city of Chicago. He has been city marshall of the city of Davenport, and has been employed as book-keeper and foreman for a number of years hv the Edwards Walsh company and the late Daniel Keeler. He was paving inspector of this city, laid the brick paving in the city of Davenport on Third street from Main street east for the Edwards Walsh company and he took charge of large contracts in Rock Island, which were successfully carried out. Of late years he was in--badness for himself in the granitoid work hut owing to failing health withdrew from that business and for the last year he has not been regularly engaged in any business. Mr. Hagarty since MS has been an active, enthusiastic* worker in the cause of the betterment of Ireland. He was in the Fenian movement of J67 and in theParnell movement, and was one of the most active and energetic workers from J79 down to the time of his last illness. Mr. Hagarty was one of the principal movers of the purchase of the present IJibernaian hall site and the erection of the building thereon and has always been an active member of the Hibernian Hall association;He was an enthusiastic member of the Land League and attended the State Conventions and was a charter member of JDiv. No. 1. A. O. H., Scott county, Iowa, and was at the time of his death a member in good standing. Had been president of the division and held important offices in the division from the time of its organization, in politics' he was an enthusiastic, consistent democrat and liberal in his consideration of those, who differed with him. He was a staunch adherent of the Catholic church and a strong supporter of education. He took great interest in the Immaculate Conception Academy of this city and St. Ambrose College. Was a lover of the literary side of life and encouraged all literary exercises in the organizations of which he was a member. He was a great lover of national literature.The home life of the deceased was an ideal one. He left surviving him three daughters, Mrs. Ambrose R Mc-Guirk, Mrs. Annie Gibson and Miss Elizabeth E. Hagarty. one of Hie teachers in No, 4 and one son. Thomas D. Hagarty. of' Chicago: also one brother Lawrence and one sister Eliza, who reside at Greene. Butler county. Iowa. Mrs. Gibson and her daughters, the Misses. Edith and Lucy and Miss Elizabeth Hagarty have resided at their home at No. 927 Grand avenue. He also left several grandchildren. Thomas Hagarty, Jr.. Lucy and Edith Gibson and Ann DcSaix Me-Guirk.The funeral will he hehl from the reside no' with services at 9 o'clock at Sacred Heart cathedral and intenuou; at St. Margaret’s cemetery.Insert Haggerty
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Davenport Weekly Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Sun, May 18, 1902
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