Patrick Maughan

As printed in 1908

PATRICK L. MAUGHAN, justice of the peace and prominent citizen of Moorefield Township, where he owns one hundred acres of fine farming land, situated in one body, in sections 27 and 28, was born at Tremont City, Clark County, Ohio, November 24, 1866. His parents were Patrick and Margaret (Madden) Maughan.

The parents of Mr. Maughan were both born in County Galway, Ireland, and the father came to America when he was twenty-two years of age. He landed at New Orleans, where he remained for one year and then came north to Cincinnati and on to Springfield, working at several shops in this city before making the visit to Cincinnati, where he married Margaret Madden. They went, to housekeeping on the old Adam Baker farm near Eagle City, later moved to Tremont City, then lived for two years in Champaign Coimty, where the father bought a farm, on which the family lived until Patrick L. was five years old, when they came to the farm in Moorefield Township nowi owned by Justice Maughan. It was heavily timbered at that timeout Patrick Maughan was a man of great industry and perseverance and he cleared it. His death took place April 4, 1904, his wife having died September 13, 1898.

Patrick L. Maughan has lived on his present farm since he was five years old, being the seventh born in his parents ' family of eight children. The others were as follows: Michael, who died in 1902; Mary, who married Thomas Langen; Luke; Margaret, who died in infancy; Catherine, who manager the domestic affairs for her brother, Patrick L.; Daniel, who died aged two years; and Margaret (2), who married Michael Roddy. The parents were faithful members of the Catholic Church and they reared their children in the same faith.

Patrick L. Maughan was educated in the country schools and at the Lebanon Normal School, in the latter coming under the instruction of Professor Holbrook, and after he returned to Moorefield Township, he became teacher of the Franklin

School, which he taught continuously for eight years. He then took charge of the Kenton School, which he conducted for four years, and closed his long period of teaching by becoming principal of the Eoekaway School, in Springfield Township, near the Masonic Home, where he remained for two years. During all this period he resided on his farm and gave considerable attention to the raising of good stock. In 1904 he retired from the educational field and in the same year he was elected a justice of the peace, on the Democratic ticket, and was re-elected in 1907. Mr. Maughan's personal popularity has had much to do with his continuance in office as the township is strongly Republican.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.