Monterey-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Walsh, M. F. 1852 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

M. F. WALSH, one of the most prosperous and influential citizens of Castroville,
Monterey county, California, is a native of Ireland, where he was born forty-two
years ago. In his youth the love of liberty was instilled into his mind. When
the patriots of 1867 revolted against English oppression, he was one of the
first to take up arms in defense of his country's rights, though comparitively a
boy at that time. Being one of the "wild geese," he sailed for America the same
year, and landed in Boston, Massachusetts, where he remained twelve months.

  Finding the climate of the East too severe he came to San Francisco and
engaged in the shoe business, in all of its branches. While there he took an
active part in organizing some of the leading Irish societies of that city. In
1877 he came to Castroville, and becoming charmed with the fine climate and
beautiful scenery, concluded to locate there permanently.

  Acting upon this resolution he sent for his family, bought him a little home,
and has ever since had the best interest of the town and county at heart. He
owns a large amount of real estate in the old and new towns, which he has
carefully improved. His residence and beautiful grounds are an ornament to
Castroville, and a credit to himself. He believes implicitly in the town as the
coming city of Monterey county, and works ever with that object in view. Besides
his real-estate interests, he is an active and prosperous merchant of his town,
and is well and favorably known throughout the Golden State.

  He has four bright children, attending the normal and home schools, who, with
their mother, a most amiable daughter of the Emerald Isle, form a happy household.


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Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.

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