Brief Life History of John Lawrence
When John Lawrence Mulvihill was born in 1887, in Michigan, United States, his father, Michael J Mulvihill, was 32 and his mother, Hanora J Mc Gowean, was 31. He lived in Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Wyoming Township, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 15 January 1957, at the age of 70, and was buried in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (7)
- John Mulvihill in household of Nora Mulvihill, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Lawrence Mulvihill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- John L. Mulvihill, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Paddy.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhichíl ‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Michael’. The Anglicized form was sometimes abbreviated into Melville .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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