1st President of Laurel Machine and Foundry Company from 1912-1917 (http://www.lmfco.com/about-us/).
In August, 1917, Mr James Warren (Jim) Mulloy was appointed the Superintendent
of the Cotton Compress which started being built around September 9, 1917 and was to be moved to Laurel, MS after the demonstration. He was working on a scaffold about 30 feet in the air when a rope connected to a pulley holding a block snapped striking Mr. Mulloy and causing terminal injuries. Jim Mulloy was rushed to St. Bernard's Hospital but he never regained consciousness and died around 8 p.m.
Mr. James Warren (Jim) Mulloy was survived by his wife of eight years, Lilley Quimby Mulloy; a two year old son, James Patrick (Pat) Mulloy; his father; Joseph Warren Mulloy; his brothers, Richard Edward Mulloy and Robert Lee Mulloy, and one sister Ruby Mulloy. All family members were from Laurel, MS.
1st President of Laurel Machine and Foundry Company from 1912-1917 (http://www.lmfco.com/about-us/).
In August, 1917, Mr James Warren (Jim) Mulloy was appointed the Superintendent
of the Cotton Compress which started being built around September 9, 1917 and was to be moved to Laurel, MS after the demonstration. He was working on a scaffold about 30 feet in the air when a rope connected to a pulley holding a block snapped striking Mr. Mulloy and causing terminal injuries. Jim Mulloy was rushed to St. Bernard's Hospital but he never regained consciousness and died around 8 p.m.
Mr. James Warren (Jim) Mulloy was survived by his wife of eight years, Lilley Quimby Mulloy; a two year old son, James Patrick (Pat) Mulloy; his father; Joseph Warren Mulloy; his brothers, Richard Edward Mulloy and Robert Lee Mulloy, and one sister Ruby Mulloy. All family members were from Laurel, MS.
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