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CHARLES A. GALLAGHER

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GALLAGHER, CHARLES A: Hardware Dealer; b Erwin, Iowa May 7, 1891; c of Michael Gallagher-Anna Coyle; ed Portsmouth 1909; 1909-12 sch tchr, Shelby & Harrison Cos; 1913-23 emp in R A Mester gen store, Portsmouth; 1923- hdw dlr ptr in Gallagher & Ohlinger, Portsmouth; during World War in US army 1917-19, 109th engrs corps 34th div corp; past mbr 40 & 8; Amer Legion post 547, past comm, past adjt, alternate to natl conv, St Paul Minn 1924; Iowa Hdw Retail Dlrs Assn; St Mary’s Cath Ch; Dem, past twp chmn; hobby: baseball; off & res Portsmouth.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1113. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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