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Title: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Pape, William Jamieson, 1873-
Subjects: Waterbury (Conn.) -- History Waterbury (Conn.) -- Biography Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- History Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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creditable place in the commercialcircles of his adopted city, making his establishment a credit to Waterbury and an orna-ment to its business interests. HON. JOHN HURLEY. Hon. John Hurley, serving for the fifth term as a member of the state senate of Con-necticut, has long been recognized as a leader in democratic circles and in questions affectingthe welfare of the commonwealth he displays a statesmans grasp of affairs. Actuated bymarked devotion to the general good, he has received endorsement of his services in hisfrequent reelections. He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, May 17, 1852. His father, JohnHurley, passed away there during the boyhood of his son and namesake and the Avidowedmother with her three sons and two daughters came to the new world in 1872. One sonand one daughter had already crossed the Atlantic and were residents of Waterbury, wherethe other members of the family joined them. John Hurley has therefore been a resident of Waterburj from the age of ten years. In
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HON. JOHN HURLEY WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 83 his youth he attended night school and in the daj^time worked in the factory of the Water-bury Clock Company, thus continuing for fifteen years. Later he Avas for many years engagedin the retail liquor business and still later embarked in the wholesale liquor business, inwhich he yet continiu>s, being the local agent of the Ropkins Brewing Company of Hartford. Mr. Hurley has been married twice. He first wedded Margaret Fitzgerald, who diedseveral years later, leaving two children: Josephine, the wife of Hubert Cooke; and John.Eighteen years ago Mr. Hurley wedded Katherine Crane, also a native of County Kerry,Ireland, and they have two children, Thomas and Mary. Mr. Hurley is a member of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church. He holds mem-bership with the Moose, the Elks, the Foresters and the Hibernians. As indicated, he haslong been an active worker in the ranks of the democratic party. He served as a member ofthe Waterbury b

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