Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)
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Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)

Also known as: C. H. Gallagher, Charles J. Gallagher, Charles T. Gallagher

family confidence: 0 — not family / context

Central Butte Irish-American organisational AND commercial figure spanning 1893-1964. Substantially upgraded 2026-05-27 by the 1964 obit set: BIO: - Born **c.1875 in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland** (Mayo, not Beara — distinct provenance from the Murphy family network) - Came to Butte in **1893** per the 1964 obit OR "when 10 years old" per the 1923 marriage announcement (= c.1885); discrepancy flagged - Schooled in Irish national schools to 15; then Butte High School + Butte Business College - Married **Laura T. Kelly** (Butte teacher, Lincoln school; pioneer Virginia City NV + Butte family) on **Sat 29 Dec 1923** at Immaculate Conception church, Butte. Officiant Rev. J. M. Nolan ("a relative of the groom" — Mayo connection) - Two sons: **Charles Jr.** (Butte/Bozeman) and **Thomas Kevin** (Washington DC); two granddaughters **Kaleen** and **Karen Gallagher** - Sister **Mrs. Nicholas Hughes of Seattle** - Died Fri 28 Aug 1964 (a "local hospital"); funeral Mon 31 Aug 1964 Immaculate Conception → Holy Cross Cemetery Butte COMMERCIAL CAREER: - First Butte job: clerk at several Butte grocery firms - 1901: opened Gallagher and Hastings grocery, 320 E. Broadway - 1902-1908: Gallagher and Pohndorf (renamed firm) - 1909-1931: sole owner of Gallagher Grocery Co. - 1922: founded **Wiz-Way Stores** — Montana's first self-service retail grocery chain (copyrighted the name in Montana). Six stores at peak: 226 S. Main; 497 E. Park; Harrison Ave.; Copper and Main; 422 N. Excelsior (1929) - 1931: sold to MacMarr Stores → acquired by Safeway CIVIC / AOH: - **State PRESIDENT of the Ancient Order of Hibernians** (the 1964 obit; upgrade from prior "state treasurer 1912" framing — Gallagher's AOH ceiling was higher than the archive previously knew) - Documented AOH role-trajectory 1908-1924 (unchanged): AOH Division 2 treasurer (Dec 1909), state convention committeeman (1910), Irish-American Ball hosting committee (1911), county-board AOH delegate (1912), United Irish Societies picnic committee (1920-08), Silver Bow delegation to AOH state assembly (1921) - **Best man at the 1908 Murphy-Kelly wedding** — direct social tie to the James J. Murphy household - Knights of Columbus Council 668, Fourth Degree - Longtime officer of the Montana State Merchants Association - Director, Butte Chamber of Commerce - Montana Relief Commission (depression-era civic leadership) - WWII price-control board service - Butte High School building committee (visited DC at own expense to lobby federal support) - Champion of the Butte-Anaconda concrete highway - Donor of a renowned mineral collection to the Montana School of Mines - Initiated (with Isabel Kelley, Grant School principal) the Butte grade-school Halloween honor-parade custom - Member, Immaculate Conception Parish, Butte Spelling variants Charles J. / Charles T. occur in the printed record; all refer to the same individual based on shared committee context and the obit confirmation.

Facts

Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.

Birth:
c.1875, Ireland 901964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1923-12-30 — The Butte Miner, p.8; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Year: 'Charles H. Gallagher, 89' at death in Aug 1964 (obituary) and the tree's 2 Feb 1875 agree (95). Day: the tree only, citing the 1930 census and Montana County Births and Deaths (75). Place: 'A native of Ballina, County Mayo' (1964 obituary, 95); 'born in County Mayo' (1923 wedding report) agrees.
Death:
1964-08-28, Butte, Montana 1001964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)'died Friday morning in a local hospital' (Montana Standard, Saturday 29 Aug 1964) = Friday 28 Aug; the tree gives 28 Aug 1964, Butte; the editorial of Monday 31 Aug says he 'will be laid to rest today'.
Residence:
Butte, Montana
Affiliations:
Ancient Order of Hibernians (Division 2; state president by 1964), Knights of Columbus Council No. 668, Fourth Degree, Montana State Merchants Association (longtime officer), Butte Chamber of Commerce (director), Montana Relief Commission (depression era), United Irish Societies of Butte, Immaculate Conception Parish, Butte
DateFactConf.Sources
1893emigration · 'came to Butte in 1893' (Butte, Montana)

The 1964 obituary; the tree records arrival 1893 citing the 1900 census. The 1923 wedding report conflicts: he 'has been in Butte for 20 years' (about 1903) and 'came to Butte when 10 years old' (about 1885). Two sources for 1893 against one self-contradictory one.

801964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1900residence · Butte, Ward 3 (1900 census, per the tree) (Butte, Montana)

The tree, citing the 1900 census.

752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1901-1908employer · 'In 1901, with a partner, he opened the Gallagher and Hastings grocery at 320 E. Broadway'; renamed 'Gallagher and Pohndorf' the next year, which 'continued for six years' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
1904-12office · vice president of Division No. 2, A. O. H. (Butte, Montana)

Printed officer list (proofed 4 Oct 2026), with 'Martin Twohy, sentinel'.

951904-12-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
1909-12-17office · treasurer of Division No. 2, A. O. H., elected with James Murphy as president (Butte, Montana)

Printed officer list.

951909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
1909-1931employer · 'In 1909 the enterprise became the Gallagher Grocery Co., with Mr. Gallagher as the sole owner'; the city's 1915 food inspection scored 'Gallagher Grocery company, 224 South Main' at 100 (Butte, Montana)

Obituary; the 1915 list (a separate item on the page of the 25 May 1915 clipping) names the firm, not the man.

901964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6
1910-09membership · A. O. H. state convention committees on rules of order and business, official reports and press ('Charles Gallagher'), and the floor committee of the convention dance (with Walter Sewell, James Murphy and T. J. McCarthy) (Butte, Montana)

Printed committee lists; the dance committees were read from the page image 4 Oct 2026.

951910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
1911-03-16event · attended the St. Patrick's banquet at the Silver Bow club ('C. H. Gallagher') (Butte, Montana)

Printed attendee list.

951911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
1911-06membership · one of 'the committee who represented the Hibernians of the county, who were the hosts of the ball' (Irish-American ball, Columbia Gardens), with James J. Murphy (Columbia Gardens, Butte)

Printed.

951911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
1911-08-27event · invited guest at the Gaelic League picnic ('Charles H. Gallagher') (Butte, Montana)

Printed guest list.

951911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
1912-03-04event · seated at the Gregson Springs banquet for National President Regan ('C. H. Gallagher') (Gregson Hot Springs)

Printed list.

951912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
1912-08-28membership · delegate of the county board to the state convention ('C. H. Gallagher'), with W. J. Sewell and James Murphy among the alternates (Butte, Montana)

Printed.

951912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
1912-09membership · Silver Bow county delegate at the state convention, Anaconda ('Silver Bow county—Pat Cleary, C. H. Gallagher, John J. Crowley, W. P. McCarty, Maurice Goggins') (Anaconda, Montana)

Read from the clipping image 4 Oct 2026. The same paragraph names the outgoing 'State Treasurer C. H. Regan of Great Falls'; it does not make Gallagher state treasurer.

951912-09-07 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
1912-12membership · member of 'the soliciting committee' of the Irish parliamentary (Home Rule) fund, with Patrick Conlon, John J. O'Meara, James H. Lynch and P. J. Brophy; gave $25 (Butte, Montana)

Printed.

951912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8
1915-03-17membership · floor committee at Coliseum hall for St. Patrick's night ('Charles T. Gallagher') (Butte, Montana)

Printed; middle initial differs.

801915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
1920-03-17membership · reception committee at Pallas hall for St. Patrick's night ('C. H. Gallagher') (Butte, Montana)

Both papers; Butte Miner list read from the image 4 Oct 2026.

901920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
1920-08-01membership · committee member, Irish societies' picnic at Washoe park ('Charles J. Gallagher') (Washoe Park, Anaconda)

Printed (proofed); the J is clear in print.

801920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12
1921-08membership · Silver Bow county delegation to the A. O. H. state assembly

Printed.

951921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7
1922-02-23membership · committee on arrangements for St. Patrick's Day 1922 (St. Lawrence silver jubilee) (Butte, Montana)

Printed.

951922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5
1922-03event · attended the St. Patrick's banquet ('Charles H. Gallagher.', no birthplace given) (Butte, Montana)

Printed list.

951922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8
1922-03-17office · 'C. H. Gallagher will be chairman of the reception committee' at Twentieth Century hall, where James J. Murphy was floor manager (Butte, Montana)

Anaconda Standard 12 Mar 1922 (vision transcription). The 17 Mar page repeats the line as 'T. E. Gallagher', a misprint or misreading.

901922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
1922-1931employer · 'In 1922 ... he instituted the Wiz-Way Stores, copyrighting the name in Montana, and opening the state's first self-service retail grocery establishments': 226 S. Main, 497 E. Park, Harrison Avenue, Copper and Main, and 422 N. Excelsior (1929), 'six stores in all'; in 1923 'owner of the Gallagher grocery and of the Wizway stores' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary and 1923 report (which spells 'Wizway').

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1923-12-30 — The Butte Miner, p.8
1923office · 'a director of the Montana Retail Merchants' association' (1923); 'a longtime member and officer of the State Merchants Association' (1964)

Two sources.

951923-12-30 — The Butte Miner, p.8; 1964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
1923-04-26event · one of the speakers at the A. O. H. party in Centerville (Centerville (district of Butte))

Printed (proofed).

951923-04-28 — The Butte Miner, p.6
1923-12-29marriage · married Miss Laura T. Kelly, a Lincoln school teacher, at the Immaculate Conception church; Rev. J. M. Nolan, 'a relative of the groom', officiated; Miss Isabelle Kelly and John J. Burke were the attendants (Butte, Montana)

1923 report ('yesterday' in the Sunday 30 Dec paper; proofed), the obituary ('In December, 1923') and the tree (29 Dec 1923) agree. In the tree Laura is the daughter of Thomas E. Kelley and Winifred Ashe, not of the Kelly family of James's wife.

1001923-12-30 — The Butte Miner, p.8; 1964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1931event · 'In 1931 he sold his grocery business to MacMarr Stores, a firm which shortly after was acquired by Safeway Stores Inc.' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
1940-1950residence · Butte (1940 directory; 1950 census, head of household, married), per the tree (Butte, Montana)

The tree, citing the 1940 city directory and the 1950 census.

752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1964-08description · survived by his widow, two sons, Charles Jr. and Thomas Kevin, two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Nicholas Hughes of Seattle

Obituary. The sons and grandchildren may be living, so only their names are given. The tree's parents for him are Patrick H. Gallagher and Mary (75).

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
1964-08-31burial · Requiem Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church; 'Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary (announced) and the editorial ('laid to rest today').

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4
—name · printed 'Charles H. Gallagher' and 'C. H. Gallagher'; also 'Charles Gallagher' (1910 press committee; 1946 church certificate), 'Charles J. Gallagher' (1920, J clear in print) and 'Charles T. Gallagher' (1915)

The J. and T. variants sit in the same committee company as the H. form; the 3 Oct decision linked them at 80.

951910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3; 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
—education · 'attended the national schools of Ireland until he was 15' and 'completed his education at Butte High School and Butte Business College'

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—occupation · 'In his early years here he worked as a clerk for several Butte grocery firms' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary; before the 1901 partnership.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—office · director of the Butte Chamber of Commerce 'for many years' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary and editorial ('his long service as a director in the Chamber of Commerce').

1001964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4
—office · served a term as a school trustee; on the committee to build the present Butte High School, and 'visited Washington, D.C., at his own expense' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary; the editorial mentions 'the school board'.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1; 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4
—office · 'served on the Montana Relief Commission in the depression years, and on various price control boards during and immediately after World War II'

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—event · 'among those prominent in getting Montana out of the mud with such projects as the Butte-Anaconda concrete highway'

Editorial (proofed); it gives no role or date.

951964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4
—event · with Isabel Kelley, principal of the Grant School, 'instituted the Butte school custom of having grade school Halloween honor parades' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary ('It was recalled').

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—event · 'contributed a renowned mineral collection' to the Montana School of Mines (Butte, Montana)

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—membership · 'Butte Council No. 668, Knights of Columbus, and a Fourth Degree member' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—office · 'He was a state president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians'

Obituary; no year given. None of the archive's 1904-1923 sources prints him as state president or state treasurer.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1
—religion · 'a member of the Immaculate Conception Parish' (Butte, Montana)

Obituary.

951964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1

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witnessed naturalization of×19×19×16×12×10×10×9×8×8×8×8witnessed naturalization of James Joseph "James J." M… — 24 shared sourcesJames Joseph "James J." M…Judge J. J. Lynch — 19 shared sourcesJudge J. J. LynchW. J. Sewell / Walter J. … — 19 shared sourcesW. J. Sewell / Walter J. …T. J. McCarthy — 16 shared sourcesT. J. McCarthyJohn Gribben — 12 shared sourcesJohn GribbenJames M. Brown — 10 shared sourcesJames M. BrownJames Connolly — 10 shared sourcesJames ConnollyAnthony Lavelle — 9 shared sourcesAnthony LavelleJohn J. O'Meara — 8 shared sourcesJohn J. O'MearaJohn K. O'Rourke — 8 shared sourcesJohn K. O'RourkeHugh Daly — 8 shared sourcesHugh DalyP. J. Boyle — 8 shared sourcesP. J. BoyleCharles H. Gallagher

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  • 1904-12-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2BUTTE BRIEFS — AOH Division 2 officers elected
    role: officer_elected · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher, vice president' of Division No. 2; full name.

  • 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 6: delegates seated for Division No. 2, Silver Bow County
    role: named · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Chas. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed name 'Chas. H. Gallagher' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow CountyCertificate of Naturalization — J. J. Murphy, native of Ireland, 26 Sept 1906, Butte
    role: witness · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Witness signature 'C H Gallagher' on James's naturalization; the same man stood with him at his wedding in 1908.

  • 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own WordsThe Sagebrushers — JJM's diary of the July-August 1907 Yellowstone Park trip
    role: witness_marriage_1908 · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles Gallagher

    Identity: Witness on the church's certificate of James and Agnes's marriage, 19 Oct 1908 (reproduced in the booklet); the Anaconda Standard names the best man as Charles H. Gallagher. Not in the document's mentioned list.

  • 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26MURPHY-KELLY NUPTIALS.
    role: best_man · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'the bridegroom was attended by Charles H. Gallagher'; full name, AOH colleague of the groom.

  • 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ELECT
    role: division_2_treasurer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher, treasurer' of Division No. 2.

  • 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3A. O. H. CONVENTION NEARS THE CLOSE
    role: rules_of_order_and_official_reports_committee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' on two convention committees and 'C. H. Gallagher' on the dance floor committee.

  • 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUET
    role: banquet_attendee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'C. H. Gallagher' on the banquet list.

  • 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2IRISH-AMERICAN BALL A SUCCESS
    role: hosting_committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'C. H. Gallagher' on the Hibernian hosts' committee.

  • 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10GAELIC LEAGUERS AT MERRY PICNIC
    role: invited_guest · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' among the invited guests.

  • 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGS
    role: banquet_attendee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed in the list of those seated at the banquet, beside James Murphy and James J. Murphy.

  • 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7A. O. H. NAME THE COUNTY DELEGATES
    role: county_board_delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'C. H. Gallagher', county board delegate.

  • 1912-09-07 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1A. O. H. CHOOSES STATE OFFICERS
    role: silver_bow_county_delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'C. H. Gallagher' in the Silver Bow county delegation (image). Role corrected 4 Oct 2026 from state_treasurer_hibernians_until_succession; the state treasurer printed is C. H. Regan of Great Falls.

  • 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME RULE FUND
    role: soliciting_committee_donor_25 · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' on the soliciting committee and as a $25 donor.

  • 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRE
    role: coliseum_hall_floor_committee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: The page prints 'Charles H. Gallagher' (floor committee; read at 6x, 21 Oct 2026), his own name and initial, in the same committee company. The earlier reading 'Charles T. Gallagher', on which the 3 Oct decision (80) rested, was a misreading (corrected 21 Oct 2026 from the page reading). Raised 80 -> 95 on 21 Oct 2026, Luke's call: his full printed name.

  • 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book22 Jan 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee for the 17 March 1919 celebration announced by President Rev. Jas. O'Shea
    role: named · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed name 'C. H. Gallagher' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book12 Mar 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Jas J Murphy spoke under the head of good & willfare'
    role: named · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C H Gallagher

    Identity: Printed name 'C H Gallagher' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Nov 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J. Joe Kelley was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy'
    role: named · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed name 'C. H. Gallagher' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book10 Mar 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: St. Patrick's night dances, 'Floor managers ... Pallas James Murphy'
    role: named · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed name 'C. H. Gallagher' matches this record's name exactly and no other record carries it; the record's other sources place him with James in Butte's Hibernian bodies. Mechanical match on the Sonnet transcription of 13 Sept 2026, not proofed against the image (estimate, Claude, 4 Oct 2026).

  • 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12IRISH PROFESSOR TO TELL OF PRISON LIFE
    role: pallas_hall_reception_committee · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Read from the clipping image 4 Oct 2026 in the Pallas hall reception committee.

  • 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELAND
    role: pallas_hall_reception_committee · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: Same committee list in the Anaconda Standard (vision transcription).

  • 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12IRISH SOCIETIES TO PICNIC TODAY
    role: committee_member · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles J. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles J. Gallagher' (J clear in print) beside Lynch, Sewell and James J. Murphy (3 Oct decision, 80).

  • 1921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7Ancient Order Hibernians and Auxiliary Order Meet in Annual State Assembly
    role: silver_bow_county_delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' in the Silver Bow delegation.

  • 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5ST. PATRICK'S DAY WILL BE OBSERVED — Silver Jubilee of St. Lawrence Church Falls on That Day. Bishop Carroll Here.
    role: committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' on the arrangements committee.

  • 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE / IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTE
    role: twentieth_century_hall_reception_chairman · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: C. H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'C. H. Gallagher will be chairman of the reception committee' at Twentieth Century hall.

  • 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8Those Who Attended.
    role: banquet_attendee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: Printed in the banquet list ('Charles H. Gallagher.'); full name.

  • 1923-04-28 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS WILL GIVE DANCE FRIDAY EVENING
    role: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: 'Charles H. Gallagher' among the speakers (proofed).

  • 1923-12-30 — The Butte Miner, p.8MERCHANT TAKES CHARMING BRIDE
    role: groom · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: His wedding report: Butte merchant, owner of the Gallagher grocery and the Wizway stores, born in County Mayo.

  • 1964-08-29 — The Montana Standard, p.1Charles Gallagher, Who Pioneered Grocery Idea, Dies
    role: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher / Mr. Gallagher

    Identity: His obituary.

  • 1964-08-31 — The Montana Standard-Post, p.4Charles Gallagher: His Imprint Is Lasting
    role: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Charles H. Gallagher

    Identity: Editorial about him.

Person ID: person_charles_h_gallagher_butte