Английская Википедия:Charles O'Malley (Michigan)

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Charles O'Malley, Irish fur trader and urban founder, Шаблон:Floruit.

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."Шаблон: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

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  • O'Malley:People and Places, Ballinakella Press, 1986.