Charles O'Malley, Irish fur trader and urban founder, fl. 1834-43.
O'Malley was a native of County Mayo. He became a fur trader in Michigan, where he was "responsible for bringing a substancial number of Irish immigrants there in 1834."[citation needed] In 1843, O'Malley proposed Irish names for some Michigan counties, including Antrim, Clare, Emmet, Roscommon and Wexford counties.[1]
O'Malley became a member of the Michigan state legislature in 1846, being re-elected in 1847 and 1849. In 1849 he was chosen Speaker pro tempore.[2]
References
edit- ^ Tudor, W. E. (24 May 2012). "Naming Roscommon County". Houghton Lake Resorter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Tudor, W. E. (26 April 2012). "The Story of Charlie O'Malley". Houghton Lake Resorter. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- O'Malley:People and Places, Ballinakella Press, 1986.