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Thomas McCarthy

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ireland
Death: January 30, 1848 (61)
Place of Burial: Syracuse, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dennis McCarthy and Elizabeth McCarthy
Husband of Percy McCarthy
Father of Dennis McCarthy and Eliza Titus
Brother of John McCarthy

Occupation: Mayor of Syracuse, NY
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About Thomas McCarthy

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Thomas McCarthy (May 10, 1786 - January 30, 1848) was nominated as the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York in January 1848 and was veteran of the War of 1812 [1] . He was an influential citizen in early Onondaga County, New York and the father of Congressman Dennis McCarthy. He died days before receiving word he was nominated to be the first Mayor of Syracuse and thus never served. [2]

1. Biography

Born in Cork, County Cork, Ireland, son of Dennis McCarthy and Elizabeth McSweeney, he was bound as an apprentice draper in Dublin at the age of 14. In 1808, after being freed from his apprenticeship, he went to the United States with his brother John McCarthy. McCarthy settled in Salt Point, Onondaga County, New York where he opened a small store and manufactured salt. [3] [4] He served in the war of 1812 and later became a rich and influential man in Onondaga County and helped to found the first Catholic church in the county as well as the Bank of Salina [5] . He married Percy Soule in 1812 in Salina, New York, and had several children, including Dennis McCarthy (congressman) and Eliza McCarthy, wife of Silas Titus. [6]

In 1847 he traveled to Florida to recover from an illness. He died on January 30, 1848 just days before a letter arrived nominating him to be the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York. [7] He is buried in St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery in Syracuse. [8]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McCarthy_(Syracuse_politician)

Thomas McCarthy (May 10, 1786 - January 30, 1848) was nominated as the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York in January 1848 and was veteran of the War of 1812. He was an influential citizen in early Onondaga County, New York and the father of Congressman Dennis McCarthy. He died days before receiving word he was nominated to be the first Mayor of Syracuse and thus never served.

Biography

Born in Cork, County Cork, Ireland, son of Dennis McCarthy and Elizabeth McSweeney, he was bound as an apprentice draper in Dublin at the age of 14. In 1808, after being freed from his apprenticeship, he went to the United States with his brother John McCarthy. McCarthy settled in Salt Point, Onondaga County, New York where he opened a small store and manufactured salt. He served in the war of 1812 and later became a rich and influential man in Onondaga County and helped to found the first Catholic church in the county as well as the Bank of Salina. He married Percy Soule in 1812 in Salina, New York, and had several children, including Dennis McCarthy (congressman) and Eliza McCarthy, wife of Silas Titus.

In 1847 he traveled to Florida to recover from an illness. He died on January 30, 1848 just days before a letter arrived nominating him to be the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York. He is buried in St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery in Syracuse.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_McCarthy_(Syracuse_politician)

Thomas McCarthy (May 10, 1786 – January 30, 1848) was nominated as the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York in January 1848 and was veteran of the War of 1812. He was an influential citizen in early Onondaga County, New York and the father of Congressman Dennis McCarthy. He died days before receiving word he was nominated to be the first Mayor of Syracuse and thus never served.

Biography

Born in Cork, County Cork, Ireland, son of Dennis McCarthy and Elizabeth McSweeney, he was bound as an apprentice draper in Dublin at the age of 14. In 1808, after being freed from his apprenticeship, he went to the United States with his brother John McCarthy. McCarthy settled in Salt Point, Onondaga County, New York where he opened a small store and manufactured salt. He served in the War of 1812 and later became a rich and influential man in Onondaga County and helped to found the first Catholic church in the county as well as the Bank of Salina. He married Percy Soule in 1812 in Salina, New York, and had several children, including Dennis McCarthy (congressman) and Eliza McCarthy, wife of Silas Titus.

In 1847 he traveled to Florida to recover from an illness. He died on January 30, 1848 just days before a letter arrived nominating him to be the first Mayor of Syracuse, New York.

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Thomas McCarthy's Timeline

1786
May 10, 1786
Ireland
1814
March 19, 1814
Salina, Onondaga County, New York, United States
1837
June 20, 1837
Salina, Onandoga, NY, United States
1848
January 30, 1848
Age 61
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St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery, Syracuse, NY, United States