Charles J. O'Malley
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Charles Joseph O'Malley (1867–1955) was an Irish
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. O'Malley was a native of
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, who emigrated to the
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in 1883. He worked as a newspaper reporter in
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,
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. He later became the
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of a
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in
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. Moving to
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in 1905 to work for Bennett publications, he set up an
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, the O'Malley Advertising & Selling Company in 1912. As an industrialist, he became a life member of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and was treasurer of The O'Malley Associate Trust. In 1939, he published a
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, ''It Was News To Me.''


References

* ''O'Malley:People and Places'', Ballinakella Press, 1986. * O'Malley, Chas. J. ''The Discovery of America'', s.l. : s.n., 933 {{DEFAULTSORT:OMalley, Charles J. 1867 births 1955 deaths 19th-century Irish businesspeople Irish journalists Irish publishers (people) Writers from County Mayo Irish emigrants to the United States People from Newport, County Mayo Businesspeople from County Mayo