The full biographical sketch as printed in 1913, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
THOMAS J. MALONEY. Among the first van- quard of pioneer settlers in Norwood and Antigo town- ships, Langlade County, was the Maloney family, which imigrated to the county in 1878. Thomas J. Maloney, the subject of this sketch, was born in Bay City, Michigan on December 6, 1854, the son of Michael and Bridget (Riley) Maloney. When but an infant he moved to the town of Rubicon, Dodge Coun- ty, Wisconsin, where he lived with his parents previous to their removal to Kaukauna, Outagamie County. In 1878 the family head, having heard much of the coun- try west of the Wolf river in the valley of the Eau Claire river, decided to move to what became Norwood township, later a part of Langlade County, but then
ATTORNEY RAV\[OND C. DEMPSEY
Prominent democrat, world war veteran, public offic'al and well known
member of the Langlade County bar association.
he became a member of the law firm of Whiting & Dempsey. When war was declared agai, -t Germany he entered the U. S. army. He attendee; the second R. O. T. C. at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and on Novem- ber 27, 1917 was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant. He was promoted to the rank of Captain, Infantry, on August 24, 1918. He was honorably discharged March 11, 1919. Attorney Dempsey thereupon resumed the practise of law in Antigo. He was appointed Corpora- tion Counsel of the city of Antigo in May, 1920. Po- litically he is a Democrat and in 1920 he was elected Chairman of the Democrat County Committee, which chairmanship he held until 1922. Mr. Dempsey is ac- tive in civic and commercial life of Antigo. In 1921 he was selected general chairman of arrangements for the reception of the G. A. R. and allied patriotic socie- ties of Wisconsin in convention in Antigo, June, 1921.
of Shawano County. Michael Maloney homesteaded on section 6 of Norwood township and it was here that his son, Thomas, aided him materially in clearing land and making the new home of these picturesque pioneers comfortable. He was united in marriage to Miss Alice Crooks of Big Suamico, Brown County, Wiscon- sin, on October 9, 1881. To this union ten children were born, namely: John, now a resident of Clinton- ville, Wis., who is employed as conductor for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co.; Edward, an Antigo business man, who was married to Miss Anna Niles of Wittenberg, Wis., in the fall of 1915; George, who is engaged in agricul- ture in Forest County, Wisconsin; Chester, who was accidently killed in June 28, 1920, while in the employ of the Sheboygan-Dairy Products Co. plant in Antigo; Irvin, proprietor of Maloney's Grocery at 535 Field Street, Antigo. Born in Antigo, May 2, 1894, he
grew to manhood in his birthplace. His early educa- tion consisted of the parochial school elementary and the high school courses. He entered the employ of the Frank Cherf grocery in 1909 and for ten years was with that concern, during which time he became fami- liar with every phase of the grocery and mercantile field. He resigned to inaugurate the Maloney Gro- cery on May 12, 1919. The success he has made since is proof of his stability and is a testimonial to the con- fidence of the many citizens he has merited. He was a World War Veteran. Mr. Maloney was married on May 11, 1921 to Miss Alice Shaney of Eau Claire, Wis., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Shaney. They reside at 535V2 Field Street. Fraternally Mr. Maloney is affiliated with the Loyal Order of Moose, The Catholic Order of Foresters, the Independent Or- der of Owls, the Beavers and the St. Joseph's Benevo- lent Society.
The other children are Mae, Gordon, Roy, Durena and Gladys. Gordon served in the World War with the 107th Trench Mortar Battery, Antigo's overseas military contingent.
Thomas J. Maloney passed away on November 2, 1916, and lies at rest in the Antigo Catholic Cemetery. He lived to see the townships, which were once cover- ed with virgin tracts of timber, develop into productive farms, and where nothing but an Indian trail through the forests gave evidence of man, there grew up in the valley of the Eau Claire, the village, later the city of Antigo, dubbed by the pioneers as "Deleglise's Dream." He was survived by his wife and all of the children. Mr. Maloney was a man who had a host of friends and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of every person with whom he came in contact.
Source: History of Langlade County, Wisconsin (1913. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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