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Born 1846
From A centennial biographical history of Richland county, Ohio (1901), History of Richland County, Ohio, from 1808 to 1908 : also biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the county (1908)
JOHN CAHALL.
The subject of this sketch is a worthy representative of the industrial interests of Mansfield, Ohio, and has been connected with the firm of Aultman & Taylor for over twenty years. He was born in Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, June 24, 1846, and is a son of John and Lydia (Thompson) Cahall, natives of Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Their marriage was celebrated in Reading.
On leaving his native city at the age of ten years Mr. Cahall went to a place near Wilmington, Delaware, where he lived on a farm about seven years, and then returned to Reading, Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of boilermaking in the Reading railroad shops. When his apprenticeship was completed he went to Harrisburg, same state, and had charge of Robert Tippett's boiler works about seven years. At the end of that time he went to Lewistown, the same state, where he was in business for four years, and in May, 1877, came to Mansfield, Ohio. After two years' connection with the firm of Flannigan & Sullivan he entered the employ of Aultman & Taylor, in January, 1879, and has since remained with them. He is an expert mechanic and a fine workman. He and his son William are inventors and patentees of the Cahall boilers, now in general use in this country, and many have been shipped abroad.
Mr. Cahall has been twice married. In 1867 he wedded Sarah Ritner, of Reading, Pennsylvania, a niece of Governor Ritner of that state, and to them were born three children: Mary A., now the wife of George O. McFarland, of Butte, Montana, by whom she has three children; and John T. and William H., both residents of Racine, Wisconsin. In 1881 Mr. Cahall married Helen Eliza Holeywell, of Mansfield, Ohio, and by this union there are also three children, namely: Fred H., who is now with the New Publishing Company of Mansfield; and Raymond De Vose and Leslie, both in school.
Religiously Mr. Cahall is a prominent member of the Episcopalian church, in which he is serving as a vestryman, and socially is a Knight Templar Mason, a member of Mansfield Commandery, No. 21. He takes an active interest in public affairs; was a member of the county council two terms, and has recently been appointed by Mayor Brown as one of the four members constituting the sanitary and garbage commission for the sanitation of the city.
As printed in A centennial biographical history of Richland county, Ohio (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
JOHN CAHALL.
John Cahall is doing effective and commendable work as a member of the public service commission of Mansfield, and in his citizenship is at all times actuated by a loyalty to the public welfare that is never called into question. He has, moreover, been well known in connection with the industrial interests of the city, being for more than two decades connected with the firm of Aultman-Tavlor.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cahall was born in Berks county on the 24th of June, 1846, and is a son of John and Lydia (Thompson) Cahall, natives of Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Coming to America in early life, however, they were married in Reading, Pennsylvania. John Cahall, Jr., was a youth of ten years when he left his native city and took up his above upon a farm near Wilmington, Delaware, where he remained for about seven years. Thinking to find other pursuits more congenial than an agricultural life, he then returned to Reading and entered upon an apprenticeship at the boilermaker’s trade in the railroad shops of that city. When his term of indenture had ended and he had become an expert workman he removed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and for about seven years occupied the responsible position of foreman of the Robert Tippett boiler works. During the succeeding four years he was engaged in business 'in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and the year 1877 witnessed his arrival in Mansfield.
Mr. Cahall took up his above here in the month of May and entered the employ of Flannigan & Sullivan, with whom he continued for two years. In January, 1879, he entered the service of Aultman-Taylor, with which firm he was connected for about thirty years. Well known as an expert mechanic and fine workman, his position was one of responsibility and he was for a long period one of the most trusted representatives of the house. He and his son William are inventors and patentees of the Cahall boilers, now in general use in this country, while many have been shipped abroad.
In 1867 was celebrated the marriage of John Cahall and Miss Sarah Ritner, of Reading, Pennsylvania, a niece of Governor Ritner of that state. Unto them were born a daughter and two sons: Mary A., now the wife of George 0. McFarland, of Butte, Montana; and John T. and William H., both residents of Racine, Wisconsin. In 1873, having lost his first wife, Mr.
Cahall in 1881 wedded Helen Eliza Holeywell, of Mansfield, Ohio, and they now have three sons: Fred H., Raymond De Vose and Leslie. The family attend the Episcopal church, and Mr. Cahall, as one of its prominent and leading members, has served as a vestryman and takes a most active and helpful part in its work. In Masonry he has attained the Knight Templar degree, belonging now to Mansfield Commandery, No. 21. Community affairs are of deep interest to him and citizenship is to him no mere idle word. He recognizes the duty of each individual to do the best he can for the community in which he lives and to uphold his principles at the polls. He is a stalwart advocate of the republican party in national affairs, but otherwise believes in voting for the man and not the party. Mr. Cahall has served as a member of the city council for two terms and through appointment of Mayor Brown became one of the four members constituting the sanitary and garbage commission, having in charge the sanitary interests of the city. He is still doing effective and beneficial work as a member of the public sende commission, and his course is one which receives the endorsement of all those interested in the welfare of the city.
As printed in History of Richland County, Ohio, from 1808 to 1908 : also biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the county (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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