Patrick H. McCarren

Patrick H. McCarren (1893)

Patrick Henry McCarren (July 8, 1849 East Cambridge, Massachusetts – October 23, 1909 Brooklyn, New York City) was an American politician from New York.

Life

The family removed to Brooklyn when Patrick was still a child. He attended Public School Nr. 17 in Brooklyn. Then he became a cooper, 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 (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1882 and 1883. 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; and a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) from 1890 to 1893, sitting in the 113th, 114th, 115th and 116th New York State Legislatures.

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 Legislatures.

In 1900 he proposed another bridge across the East River, between the existing Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge. [1]

He died on October 23, 1909, in St. Catherine's Hospital, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Greenpoint Park in Brooklyn was renamed McCarren Park in his honor.

Sources

  1. "In 1911, A Bridge That Was To Replace The Brooklyn Bridge". Stuff Nobody Cares About. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
New York Assembly
Preceded by
Patrick J. Tully
New York State Assembly
Kings County, 6th District

1882–1883
Succeeded by
Thomas F. Farrell
Preceded by
Thomas F. Magner
New York State Assembly
Kings County, 6th District

1889
Succeeded by
William E. Shields
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Jacob Worth
New York State Senate
4th District

1890–1893
Succeeded by
George A. Owens
Preceded by
Martin T. McMahon
New York State Senate
7th District

1896–1909
Succeeded by
Thomas C. Harden
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