Thomas Maher

Male4 February 1904–21 October 1984

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Maher was born on 4 February 1904, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, his father, Thomas Maher, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ellen Jordan, was 25. He had at least 1 son with Catherine Prendergast. He lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1940. He died on 21 October 1984, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Maher
1904–1984
Catherine Ann Falvey
1907–
John Maher
0013–
JAmes Maher
Ann Maher
1925–
John Dennis Maher
1931–1992
Thomas Maher
1933–
Elinor Maher
1935–

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Joseph Maher, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas P Maher in household of Thomas Maher, "Ireland Census, 1911"

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Children (6)

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 2

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.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

Age 9

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1926

Age 22

De Valera founds the new Fianna Fail party.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Ciaran, Declan, Delma, Dermot, Donal, Kieran.

Irish: from Ó Meachair ‘descendant of Meachar’, a personal name meaning ‘kindly, noble, majestic’.

Slovenian: nickname from maher, a colloquial word of Middle High German origin (from macher ‘doer’). Compare German Macher 3.

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

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