Daniel Coghlan (January 1, 1812 – March 22, 1877) was an Irish-American industrialist and politician. He was a member of New Jersey General Assembly from 1868 - ? for the Morris County 1st District, then encompassing Chatham, Hanover, Morris and Passaic townships.[1]
Daniel Coghlan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey State Assembly from the Morris County 1st district | |
| In office 1868–1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ireland |
In 1855, Coghlan purchased the Jefferson mill, near Monroe, and operated it until it burned down in 1861.[2]
He purchased the Eden papermill in Whippany, New Jersey in 1861.[3]
He was a founding trustee of Seton Hall University[4] as a signatory to the college's 1861 charter.[5]
He founded Our Lady of Mercy in Whippany, New Jersey for the Catholic employees of his paper mills.[6][7]
He was a director of the First National Bank of Morristown.
He died suddenly of a heart attack on March 22, 1877, while in New York City on a business trip.[8]
References
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- ^ Hanover Township: Whippany and Cedar Knolls By Steven P. Hepler, Robert F. Krygoski
- ^ "Catalogue". scholarship.shu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ Burlingame, Dwight (2004). Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ISBN 9781576078600. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Whippany Church Celebration" (PDF). Morris County Chronicle. 1904-09-20. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ San Agustin, Cecile (2014-10-16). "Whippany Chapel marks 160th anniversary". The Beacon. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ "Obituary". The Publishers Weekly. 1877-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-11.