JOHN MAHONEY.

JOHN MAHONEY.
John Mahoney is one of Carbon county's leading citizens and for over forty years has been a resident of the state. He is a well known and successful live stock man whose operations in that industry date back more than thirty-five years. A native of Ireland, he was born December 23, 1853, being the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children and the only one of the family who settled in the United States. He spent the first sixteen years of his life on the Emerald isle and at an early age became self-supporting. His opportunities for education were limited and while he has become a man of unusual general information, the great school of experience and observation have developed a natural mentality that, had he had the usual educational opportunities, would have fitted him for almost any vocation he might have cared to select. When a young man of seventeen years he concluded to try his fortune in the United States and for several years thereafter was employed in the manufacturing cities of the east. He learned the trade of a boiler maker at the old Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson, New Jersey, and followed that trade for several years. The financial depression of 1877 and its adverse effect on industrial plants created a scarcity of employment in the east, throwing thousands out of work. Mr. Mahoney was among the number. He then enlisted in the United States army at Philadelphia and was assigned to Company E. Third United States Cavalry, in which service he came to Wyoming in 1877 and was stationed at old Fort Laramie. He served for five years in the regular army, received his honorable discharge and concluded to cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers who were utilizing the opportunities afforded by the then territory of Wyoming. He soon made his way to Rawlins, which he had always considered his headquarters. He had saved some money from his pay as a soldier and while it was not much, it served as the foundation of his subsequent accumulation. Beginning in the live stock business in a modest way he has by hard work, good management and close study of the business not only achieved success but has come to be regarded as one of the foremost representatives of that industry. His operations have included both sheep and cattle and he was an incorporator of one of the first live stock companies to be chartered in Wyoming. He aided in organizing the Bates Park Sheep Company, also the Buffalo Creek Live Stock Company, and since has been a leading factor in the management of both. He has been associated from time to time with other corporations of a similar character that have been absorbed or discontinued. While his main activities have been in the live stock business, Mr. Mahoney has also acquired other interests that are important. Mr. Mahoney married Miss Hannah Mahoney and their children are: Helenor, who was educated in the convent at Notre Dame and is now a teacher in that institution; Mary A., who was educated at Notre Dame and is now the wife of James Curry, an attorney of Hartford, Connecticut, by whom she has one child, Mary Agnes; Nora, who was a student at Notre Dame in her second year at the time of her death; John F., who was educated at Notre Dame and then entered the Colorado School of Mines, after which he took up training for the Aviation Corps and is now awaiting assignment in his country's ,service; Elizabeth, a student at Notre Dame; and Philip Sheridan and James, who are high school students. Mr. Mahoney is an Odd Fellow, a York Rite Mason and a Mystic Shriner. In politics he is a stanch republican and firm in his belief of protection for American industries. He has represented Carbon county in both the house of representatives and the state senate and is regarded as one of the able men in his party in this section of Wyoming. A student of conditions and issues, he is well informed on affairs of the state and nation. While he has been a successful man in business, he has not lived solely to accumulate, but values highly a good education and has extended to his family exceptional opportunities in that line and has every reason to be proud of his sons and daughters. Mr. Mahoney is modest in manner, detests deceit and is a man whose position is rarely misunderstood. Somewhat outspoken, he is, however, a gentleman at all times. One of the best known men of Carbon county, he has a wide acquaintance with prominent men also throughout the state. His business career has been clean and his standing as a citizen is of the highest. He built his home on the northeast corner of Third and West Spruce streets, where the family residence has since been maintained, and thus Mr. Mahoney has come to rank with the most honored citizens of Rawlins, where he has made his home since pioneer times.

John Mahoney is one of Carbon county's leading citizens and for over forty years has been a resident of the state. He is a well known and successful live stock man whose operations in that industry date back more than thirty-five years. A native of Ireland, he was born December 23, 1853, being the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children and the only one of the family who settled in the United States. He spent the first sixteen years of his life on the Emerald isle and at an early age became self-supporting. His opportunities for education were limited and while he has become a man of unusual general information, the great school of experience and observation have developed a natural mentality that, had he had the usual educational opportunities, would have fitted him for almost any vocation he might have cared to select. When a young man of seventeen years he concluded to try his fortune in the United States and for several years thereafter was employed in the manufacturing cities of the east. He learned the trade of a boiler maker at the old Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson, New Jersey, and followed that trade for several years. The financial depression of 1877 and its adverse effect on industrial plants created a scarcity of employment in the east, throwing thousands out of work. Mr. Mahoney was among the number. He then enlisted in the United States army at Philadelphia and was assigned to Company E. Third United States Cavalry, in which service he came to Wyoming in 1877 and was stationed at old Fort Laramie. He served for five years in the regular army, received his honorable discharge and concluded to cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers who were utilizing the opportunities afforded by the then territory of Wyoming. He soon made his way to Rawlins, which he had always considered his headquarters. He had saved some money from his pay as a soldier and while it was not much, it served as the foundation of his subsequent accumulation. Beginning in the live stock business in a modest way he has by hard work, good management and close study of the business not only achieved success but has come to be regarded as one of the foremost representatives of that industry. His operations have included both sheep and cattle and he was an incorporator of one of the first live stock companies to be chartered in Wyoming. He aided in organizing the Bates Park Sheep Company, also the Buffalo Creek Live Stock Company, and since has been a leading factor in the management of both. He has been associated from time to time with other corporations of a similar character that have been absorbed or discontinued. While his main activities have been in the live stock business, Mr. Mahoney has also acquired other interests that are important.
Mr. Mahoney married Miss Hannah Mahoney and their children are: Helenor, who was educated in the convent at Notre Dame and is now a teacher in that institution; Mary A., who was educated at Notre Dame and is now the wife of James Curry, an attorney of Hartford, Connecticut, by whom she has one child, Mary Agnes; Nora, who was a student at Notre Dame in her second year at the time of her death; John F., who was educated at Notre Dame and then entered the Colorado School of Mines, after which he took up training for the Aviation Corps and is now awaiting assignment in his country's ,service; Elizabeth, a student at Notre Dame; and Philip Sheridan and James, who are high school students.
Mr. Mahoney is an Odd Fellow, a York Rite Mason and a Mystic Shriner. In politics he is a stanch republican and firm in his belief of protection for American industries. He has represented Carbon county in both the house of representatives and the state senate and is regarded as one of the able men in his party in this section of Wyoming. A student of conditions and issues, he is well informed on affairs of the state and nation. While he has been a successful man in business, he has not lived solely to accumulate, but values highly a good education and has extended to his family exceptional opportunities in that line and has every reason to be proud of his sons and daughters. Mr. Mahoney is modest in manner, detests deceit and is a man whose position is rarely misunderstood. Somewhat outspoken, he is, however, a gentleman at all times. One of the best known men of Carbon county, he has a wide acquaintance with prominent men also throughout the state. His business career has been clean and his standing as a citizen is of the highest. He built his home on the northeast corner of Third and West Spruce streets, where the family residence has since been maintained, and thus Mr. Mahoney has come to rank with the most honored citizens of Rawlins, where he has made his home since pioneer times.