Mulqueen, Andrew E; 1905 Bio, Pitkin County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/pitkin/bios/mulqnae.txt --------------------------------------- Donated May 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Andrew E. Mulqueen A native of the province of Ontario, Canada, where he was born on November 30, 1856, and of Irish ancestry, but educated in the United States and living and working in this country during almost the whole of his mature life, the nationality of Andrew E. Mulqueen, one of the leading business men and representative citizens of Aspen, presents variety enough in suggestiveness to fitly illustrate the wealth of opportunity afforded to the world by our country, and the conglomerate nature of our population, which is one of its great sources of strength and enterprise. His parents were Patrick and Dora (Hayes) Mulqueen, natives of Ireland who emigrated to the United States and located in New York while they were children. The father was a successful and well-known lake captain, an independent in politics and a Catholic in religion. Eight children composed their family, four of whom died in infancy. Those living are Andrew E., Margaret E., Dora M. and Daniel M. The mother died in 1866 and the father in 1901. Andrew E., their first born, was educated at the public schools of Oswego, New York, and after completing their course attended commercial schools in New York city and Toronto. He also was employed as a clerk from 1872, when he was sixteen, until 1883, when he was twenty-seven, and during this period devoted a portion of his time to theatrical business. In the spring of 1884 he came to Colorado, locating at Aspen where he engaged in mining. In the fall of that year he was appointed assistant postmaster and held the position until 1889. In 1890 and 1891 he was county clerk of Pitkin county, and after leaving that office began his present business in real estate, money loaning and silver and lead mining in Colorado, Utah and Nevada. In the fall of 1903 he was elected a member of the lower house of the state legislature, and served as chairman of the county central committee of his party, the Democratic, and had the gratification of seeing his entire ticket elected. He was re-elected to the legislature in the fall of 1904. In fraternal relations he is connected with the Elks, the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Fraternal Union. On November 10, 1885, he married with Miss Mary Tuttle, a native of New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Mulqueen have two children, Cicily and Howard. Just in the full maturity and vigor of his powers, and firmly established in business and in the regard and good will of his fellow men, the future holds out bright prospects before Mr. Mulqueen, and his past record and achievements are proofs that he will not disappoint the expectations of his friends and the general public. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.