JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1912-10-14, p.7

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name as printed"President, James J. Murphy;"
James Joseph "James J." Murphy

Summary

Short news item: the biennial county convention of the Hibernians (AOH) of Silver Bow county was held the previous afternoon (Sun 13 October 1912) in Hibernia hall, Centerville. Officers elected: President James J. Murphy; vice president Ed Lawler; recording secretary Thomas F. Collins; financial secretary Thomas J. Moran; treasurer James Connolly. Officers installed after election; talks followed "along the lines of the good and welfare of the order." Anchor clipping for the James J. Murphy Silver Bow County AOH presidency that runs at least through Jan 1913 (see crossref).

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Narrative

The biennial county convention of the Hibernians of Silver Bow county met on Sunday afternoon in Hibernia hall, Centerville, and elected James J. Murphy president, Ed Lawler vice president, Thomas F. Collins recording secretary, Thomas J. Moran financial secretary, and James Connolly treasurer. The officers were installed following the election, with many talks given on the good and welfare of the order.

“many talks were made along the lines of the good and welfare of the order”

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People

James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
role: subject · family confidence: 75 strong
Family confidence aligned with identity confidence 90 on 4 Oct 2026; the reason is in identity_basis.
James Connolly (Butte AOH Division 1 officer; county treasurer 1912)(as printed: James Connolly)
role: treasurer elected · family confidence: 0 not family
Thomas J. Moran (financial secretary, Silver Bow county AOH, 1912)(as printed: Thomas J. Moran)
role: financial secretary elected · family confidence: 0 not family
Thomas F. Collins (recording secretary, Silver Bow county AOH, 1912; Division 3)(as printed: Thomas F. Collins)
role: recording secretary elected · family confidence: 0 not family
Ed Lawler (Edward Lawlor), vice president of the Silver Bow county AOH, 1912(as printed: Ed Lawler)
role: vice president elected · family confidence: 0 not family

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Centerville (district of Butte) (primary)

Themes

Story threads

Butte Irish-American organisational life — Hibernians, Gaelic League, Erin's Daughters, RELA

Source type

news_item, list_of_officers

Related sources

1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11 — JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANS

Transcription

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# JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS *The Butte Daily Post, Monday, October 14, 1912, p. 7.* The biennial county convention of the HiberniansIrish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → of Silver Bow county was held yesterday afternoon in Hibernia hallIrish societiesHibernia HallThe meeting hall of Butte’s Hibernians and a venue for other Irish societies; meeting notices name it again and again.More in Key terms →, CentervilleButte: companies, unions & placesCentervilleThe hillside neighbourhood between uptown Butte and Walkerville, built among the mine yards and home to many Irish and Cornish mining families.More in Key terms →. The following officers were elected: President, James J. Murphy; vice president, Ed Lawler; recording secretary, Thomas F. Collins; financial secretary, Thomas J. Moran; treasurer, James Connolly. The officers were installed after the election and many talks were made along the lines of the good and welfare of the order.

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