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Patrick McGowan (New York politician)

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Patrick McGowan (1842 – April 17, 1893) was an Irish-American politician from New York.

Life

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McGowan was born in 1842 in Ireland. He immigrated to America as a child, settling in Brooklyn. In 1867, he opened a retail dry goods business.[1] He was also a large property owner in the Brooklyn Eighth Ward, and helped organize young men's Catholic literary societies in the city.[2]

In 1877, he ran for Brooklyn alderman as an Independent, but lost to Daniel McIntyre.[2] In 1879, he again ran for alderman but lost to James Weir, Jr.[3]

In 1892, McGowan was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 6th District. He served in the Assembly in 1893.[1]

McGowan died at home on April 17, 1893, from pneumonia.[2] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 147–148.
  2. ^ a b c "An Assemblyman Dead". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 53, no. 106. 17 April 1893. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Official Canvas". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 40, no. 357. 27 December 1879. p. 3.
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New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Kings County, 6th District

1893
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