John O'Malley (May 13, 1878 – September 15, 1940) was an American politician and businessman. Born in County Mayo,

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, O'Malley emigrated to the

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and settled in

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. In 1902, he moved to

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. He was a stone mason and owned saloons in St. Louis and Milwaukee. He also worked for the Milwaukee Street Department. O'Malley served in the

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from 1933 to 1937 and was a

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, O'Malley died in a hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after a short illness.'John O'Malley Is Dead Here,' Milwaukee Journal, September 16, 1940, pg. 8

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20th-century Irish people 1878 births 1940 deaths Irish emigrants to the United States Politicians from County Mayo Politicians from Milwaukee Politicians from St. Louis Businesspeople from Missouri Businesspeople from Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub