Michael Doran (other)
Michael Doran may refer to: *Michael Doran (politician) (1827–1915), businessman and politician in Minnesota *Michael Scott Doran (born 1962), scholar of Middle Eastern politics {{hndis, Doran, Michael ...
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Michael Doran (politician)
Michael Doran (November 1, 1827 – February 20, 1915) was a Minnesota politician and businessman. Biography Michael Doran was born in County Meath, Ireland on November 1, 1827. He emigrated to New York in 1850, then moved to Norwalk, Ohio, the following year. In 1855, he married Helen Brady of Norwalk. He took out a land claim in Kilkenny, Minnesota, (Le Sueur County) in 1856 and established a farm there the following year. His first wife died in 1862, leaving four young children. Doran was elected county treasurer of Le Sueur County on the Democratic ticket in 1862, serving four successive terms. In 1865, he married his second wife, Catherine O'Grady. Nine children were born of this marriage. In 1870, Doran was elected to the Minnesota State Senate from Le Sueur County and served several terms. In 1870 he moved from Kilkenny township to Le Sueur, Minnesota, and entered the banking business. In 1875, he went into the milling business at Le Sueur. Late in the 1870s, he ent ...
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