Patrick Henry McCarren (July 8, 1849 in
East Cambridge, Massachusetts
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– October 23, 1909 in
Brooklyn
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,
New York City
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) was an American politician from
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The family removed to Brooklyn when Patrick was still a child. He attended Public School Nr. 17 in Brooklyn. Then he became a
cooper
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, and later an oil inspector. He married Kate Hogan (died 1883), a school teacher, and they had five children who all died in infancy.
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
(Kings Co., 6th D.) in
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
and
1883
Events
January–March
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* Ja ...
. Then he studied law, and was admitted to the bar, but did not open a law office, and very rarely appeared in court.
He was again a member of the State Assembly in
1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...
; and a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(4th D.) from 1890 to 1893, sitting in the
113th,
114th,
115th and
116th New York State Legislature
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Background
Under the pr ...
s.
He was again a member of the State Senate (7th D.) from 1896 until his death in 1909, sitting in the
119th,
120th,
121st,
122nd,
123rd,
124th,
125th,
126th,
127th,
128th,
129th,
130th,
131st and
132nd New York State Legislature
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Background
Under th ...
s.
In 1900 he proposed another bridge across the East River, between the existing
Brooklyn Bridge
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and
Manhattan Bridge
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.
McCarren was considered the Boss of Brooklyn's Democratic organization by 1909, and Brookyln's Democrats were known for guarding their independence from that of
Tammany Hall
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in Manhattan. Their motto under McCarren was, "The Tiger Shall Not Cross The Bridge".
Patrick McCarren owned and raced Thoroughbred horses.
He died on October 23, 1909, in St. Catherine's Hospital, in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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.
Greenpoint Park in Brooklyn was renamed
McCarren Park
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in his honor.
Sources
''The New York Red Book''compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 160f, 403f, 501f and 507)
''M'CARREN IS DEAD''in NYT on October 23, 1909
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1849 births
1909 deaths
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
American racehorse owners and breeders
People from Brooklyn
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
19th-century American politicians