Edward L. Meagher

MaleMarch 1889–1908

Brief Life History of Edward L.

When Edward L. Meagher was born in March 1889, in Illinois, United States, his father, Pierce Meagher, was 39 and his mother, Bridget Galligan, was 32. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died in 1908, at the age of 19, and was buried in Gilberts, Kane, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pierce Meagher
1850–1904
Bridget Galligan
1857–1905
Mary Ellen Meagher
1887–1970
Edward L. Meagher
1889–1908
John Meagher
1889–1889
Richard Francis Meagher
1891–1942
Pierce Joseph R. Meagher
1892–1973
John Francis Meagher
1894–1973
James Meagher
1896–1906
Anna Meagher
1898–1959
Bernard Francis Meagher
1900–1973
William Meagher
1902–1917

Sources (1)

  • Edward L Meagher in household of Pierce Meagher, "United States Census, 1900"

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Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

Age 3

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 7

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Niall, Cormac, Kieran, Padric, Declan, Dermot, Seamus, Siobhan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meachair (see Maher ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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