Putnam patriot., 1916-06-16
EX=MAYOR MULLAN Led at His Home Wednesday Afternoon as Had Been iu Failing Health Was a Prominent Citizen and Leading
 Business Man


 his home on Chapel street, Wednesday
 afternoon about hall past one o'clock
 While he had been in poor ihealth flor the past two years his death was un-
 expected by citizens. His death re
 moves another of putnam's leading
 business men. He had been highly
 honored by his fellow citizens who from time to time elected him to pub 1 lie office and positions of trust and ] confidence. He was never found want ing. He was genial in disposition, fair in his dealings and an example of
 what perseverance and close applica ] ton to work may accomplish. He was one of the city's wealthiest citizens.
 MT. Mullan was born Octoter 26
 1854, at County Antrim, Ireland, and ] came to this country with his mother four years latar, his father having L..
 ceded the family here.
 He attended school in the town of l Thompson and later private school conducted by Professor Bigsbee in what is now this city. At the age of 1 19 he entered the weaving department of the mill at, Mechanics eille, remain. ing four years end thoroughly learn. 1 ing his trade.
 1 At the age of 20 he was made mem. Der of the firm of William Mullan X Son, established by his father, the con. r fNsa ?. Mullan and company His entrance to membership in the firm was on January l, 1874. Two years later he assumed control of the business. It was that time in the nature sof gen eraI store business, but MT. Mullan dis. posed of some lines, such as dry goods and kindred stocks and devoted his attention 10 specialized gro cry bust ness, in which he was remarkably sue. | ,ssful.
 During his ,long ibusiness car er in Putnam Mir. Mullan came one of the most prominent of the city's citi- zens. In the development of various business and industrial enterprises, in the forming bs difpctories his advice and support were nearly always sought and the lending of his name to any en- 1 terprise WIS always of value to that enterprise, for bis ability and business integrity were regarded rs of the high est order.
 MT. Mullan was prominent in the business, banking, manufacturing, re- ligious and social life of the city and he was an outstanding figure in poli- tics, ing one of the tst known dem- ocrats in the eastern ction of the state. He was honored with a num- l of public offices, including the highest in the city's gift, and could have had moTeiif he would have ac. cepted, but he was busy man of many affairs and declined nominations for offic,s 10 which he could ersily have n elected
 As a town off er, he WAS select man in 1SSG Sl, and also served as a member of the town school commit e and as a democratic registrar of voters. In 1903 he was elected cs member of the common council from the Fourth ward and during the 1906 01 term lwas mayor of the city. He declined renom inatiou for this off ..
 In July, 1885, MT. Mullan wes ap- pointed Postmaster of Putnam by Pres ident Cleveland and continued n the olli until March, 1890.
 In 1893 MT. iMulan was named fs an alternate mem ,of the Worlds Fair commission off the state Of Con- n ,ticut end in the same year was named by Bishop McMahn, head of the Catholic dioe SC of Hartford, to at tend the Catholic congress ing held in Chicago at the time of the worlds fair. In 1903 he was an altarna'c to the democratic national convention iat Kansas City, and attended.
 At the time of his death he WIS pres- ident of the Putnam Foundry and Machine company and a trustee of the 1 Putnam Savings bank. He wss n di- rector or 'Ine Odh Diulis Wdtcf CoiH- pany, and Paris, Ky, Mystic Valley company. He was formerly director of the First National bank of this city and also formerly director and yice president of the Thompson National bank, remaining ss vi president of l the Thompson bank until it's affairs were settled. For periods he WIS a 1 director of the Putnam Light & Power ] company and of the Putnam Box Cor ] poration. When b'sihealth failed he | gan to reliuqr'sh positions on boards l of directors.
 l He was s memt r of Putnam co1n- 1 cil, No. 340, Royal Arcanum; Division 1 No. l, A. 0. H., of which he wrs local | division president for, six years and county president for four years, char r meml and first grand knigh. of i Careill council, No. 64, K. of C., and a char r memt2r of Putnam lodge of l Elks. tie VT q memi of St. Mary s church.
 August i25, 1ss9, MT. MnIlan WI 1 mar. led in th's city to Eliza Jane Sher lock, daugh of Michael and Mar 1 gaTet Smith 5heflc K, who suryiv' : him with the following children: Anna 1 Gertrude, born August l, 1881, wife of 1 Dr. Thomes Saunders, Webs T, Mass. 1 Margueri' Loretta, 1rn Nov. 24, | meml of the Hartford community
 of the Sisters of Mercy, her religious 1 name ing Sister Fran. es Glare; Ed
 ward William, ,rn July 1, 1890, suc- | Sessor to his father in the business in this city. Funeral services will ts held at St. Mary's church at g o'clock !