JAMES EVERARD DEAD.
Made a Fortune in Real Estate and Brewery – Known for His Charities.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Breweries, died at his home at Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. His condition became serious about two weeks ago.
James Everard was 85 years old, and he had been an invalid since he was stricken with paralysis some fifteen years ago. When a boy he came with his father, a day laborer, from Ireland, and the family settled in the Chatham Square district, just off the Bowery. As he grew older the boy became a journeyman brick mason, and in this trade, following his father's death, he became the sole support of the family. He augmented his small earnings by working at night as a scene shifter in the Mexican War, and when he returned from the front got an appointment to the police force. After three years he went back to his trade, and undertook first small and gradually larger contracts for buildings, some of them for the city.
At the outbreak of the civil war his accumulated earnings were large, and he used his money freely, aiding enlistment and helping the families left behind by the soldiers. Though he did not have a very favorable political standing in the 70's, during the Tweed administration, he obtained many good contracts, and with the profits from these he purchased real estate. In 1874 he became interested in Harlem real estate. Soon after he contracted to pave 125th Street all the way across the island.
It was at a mortgage sale that one of his agents bought Thomas Whitney's ale brewery for Mr. Everard. He formed a partnership with his friend, Sheridan Shook, which was dissolved in 1891. Under his direction this brewery has since grown to be one of the greatest concerns of its kind in the country.
Mr. Everard was beloved for his charity, and he had a long list of pensioners. He was a Catholic and had been a member of Father Ducey's church for many years. He is survived by his daughter, who married Mr. Everard's secretary, William Williams, in 1909, and his second wife.
~ The New York Times, 1 June 1913
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James Everard Dead.
STAMFORD, Conn. May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Brewery, died at his country home on Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. Mr. Everard had been an invalid for several years and about two weeks ago his condition became serious. He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Olga Williams. Mr. Everard was born in Dublin in 1829, the son of a working man.
~ Boston Daily Globe, 1 June 1913
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EVERARD – On May 31, 1913, at his residence, Stamford, Conn., James Everard of New York. Funeral services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Av. and 50th St., June 3, at 11 A.M.
~ The New York Times, 2 June 1913
Made a Fortune in Real Estate and Brewery – Known for His Charities.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Breweries, died at his home at Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. His condition became serious about two weeks ago.
James Everard was 85 years old, and he had been an invalid since he was stricken with paralysis some fifteen years ago. When a boy he came with his father, a day laborer, from Ireland, and the family settled in the Chatham Square district, just off the Bowery. As he grew older the boy became a journeyman brick mason, and in this trade, following his father's death, he became the sole support of the family. He augmented his small earnings by working at night as a scene shifter in the Mexican War, and when he returned from the front got an appointment to the police force. After three years he went back to his trade, and undertook first small and gradually larger contracts for buildings, some of them for the city.
At the outbreak of the civil war his accumulated earnings were large, and he used his money freely, aiding enlistment and helping the families left behind by the soldiers. Though he did not have a very favorable political standing in the 70's, during the Tweed administration, he obtained many good contracts, and with the profits from these he purchased real estate. In 1874 he became interested in Harlem real estate. Soon after he contracted to pave 125th Street all the way across the island.
It was at a mortgage sale that one of his agents bought Thomas Whitney's ale brewery for Mr. Everard. He formed a partnership with his friend, Sheridan Shook, which was dissolved in 1891. Under his direction this brewery has since grown to be one of the greatest concerns of its kind in the country.
Mr. Everard was beloved for his charity, and he had a long list of pensioners. He was a Catholic and had been a member of Father Ducey's church for many years. He is survived by his daughter, who married Mr. Everard's secretary, William Williams, in 1909, and his second wife.
~ The New York Times, 1 June 1913
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James Everard Dead.
STAMFORD, Conn. May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Brewery, died at his country home on Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. Mr. Everard had been an invalid for several years and about two weeks ago his condition became serious. He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Olga Williams. Mr. Everard was born in Dublin in 1829, the son of a working man.
~ Boston Daily Globe, 1 June 1913
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EVERARD – On May 31, 1913, at his residence, Stamford, Conn., James Everard of New York. Funeral services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Av. and 50th St., June 3, at 11 A.M.
~ The New York Times, 2 June 1913
JAMES EVERARD DEAD.
Made a Fortune in Real Estate and Brewery – Known for His Charities.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Breweries, died at his home at Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. His condition became serious about two weeks ago.
James Everard was 85 years old, and he had been an invalid since he was stricken with paralysis some fifteen years ago. When a boy he came with his father, a day laborer, from Ireland, and the family settled in the Chatham Square district, just off the Bowery. As he grew older the boy became a journeyman brick mason, and in this trade, following his father's death, he became the sole support of the family. He augmented his small earnings by working at night as a scene shifter in the Mexican War, and when he returned from the front got an appointment to the police force. After three years he went back to his trade, and undertook first small and gradually larger contracts for buildings, some of them for the city.
At the outbreak of the civil war his accumulated earnings were large, and he used his money freely, aiding enlistment and helping the families left behind by the soldiers. Though he did not have a very favorable political standing in the 70's, during the Tweed administration, he obtained many good contracts, and with the profits from these he purchased real estate. In 1874 he became interested in Harlem real estate. Soon after he contracted to pave 125th Street all the way across the island.
It was at a mortgage sale that one of his agents bought Thomas Whitney's ale brewery for Mr. Everard. He formed a partnership with his friend, Sheridan Shook, which was dissolved in 1891. Under his direction this brewery has since grown to be one of the greatest concerns of its kind in the country.
Mr. Everard was beloved for his charity, and he had a long list of pensioners. He was a Catholic and had been a member of Father Ducey's church for many years. He is survived by his daughter, who married Mr. Everard's secretary, William Williams, in 1909, and his second wife.
~ The New York Times, 1 June 1913
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James Everard Dead.
STAMFORD, Conn. May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Brewery, died at his country home on Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. Mr. Everard had been an invalid for several years and about two weeks ago his condition became serious. He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Olga Williams. Mr. Everard was born in Dublin in 1829, the son of a working man.
~ Boston Daily Globe, 1 June 1913
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EVERARD – On May 31, 1913, at his residence, Stamford, Conn., James Everard of New York. Funeral services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Av. and 50th St., June 3, at 11 A.M.
~ The New York Times, 2 June 1913
Made a Fortune in Real Estate and Brewery – Known for His Charities.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Breweries, died at his home at Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. His condition became serious about two weeks ago.
James Everard was 85 years old, and he had been an invalid since he was stricken with paralysis some fifteen years ago. When a boy he came with his father, a day laborer, from Ireland, and the family settled in the Chatham Square district, just off the Bowery. As he grew older the boy became a journeyman brick mason, and in this trade, following his father's death, he became the sole support of the family. He augmented his small earnings by working at night as a scene shifter in the Mexican War, and when he returned from the front got an appointment to the police force. After three years he went back to his trade, and undertook first small and gradually larger contracts for buildings, some of them for the city.
At the outbreak of the civil war his accumulated earnings were large, and he used his money freely, aiding enlistment and helping the families left behind by the soldiers. Though he did not have a very favorable political standing in the 70's, during the Tweed administration, he obtained many good contracts, and with the profits from these he purchased real estate. In 1874 he became interested in Harlem real estate. Soon after he contracted to pave 125th Street all the way across the island.
It was at a mortgage sale that one of his agents bought Thomas Whitney's ale brewery for Mr. Everard. He formed a partnership with his friend, Sheridan Shook, which was dissolved in 1891. Under his direction this brewery has since grown to be one of the greatest concerns of its kind in the country.
Mr. Everard was beloved for his charity, and he had a long list of pensioners. He was a Catholic and had been a member of Father Ducey's church for many years. He is survived by his daughter, who married Mr. Everard's secretary, William Williams, in 1909, and his second wife.
~ The New York Times, 1 June 1913
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James Everard Dead.
STAMFORD, Conn. May 31 – James Everard, founder of the Everard Brewery, died at his country home on Strawberry Hill late this afternoon of a complication of diseases. Mr. Everard had been an invalid for several years and about two weeks ago his condition became serious. He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Olga Williams. Mr. Everard was born in Dublin in 1829, the son of a working man.
~ Boston Daily Globe, 1 June 1913
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EVERARD – On May 31, 1913, at his residence, Stamford, Conn., James Everard of New York. Funeral services at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Av. and 50th St., June 3, at 11 A.M.
~ The New York Times, 2 June 1913
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