Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Cronin, John R 
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Author: Past and Present of Will County, IL; 1907

John R. Cronin, head bookkeeper with the E. Porter Brewing Company, of Joliet, 
was born in this city December 21, 1866, a son of Robert Emmett and Mary Ellen 
(Scannell) Cronin, both of whom were natives of Ireland. They came to Joliet 
about 1863, and for forty-three years the father has been connected with the 
Illinois state prison. They had two daughters and one son, but Mary E. died in 
infancy. The surviving daughter is Mae, the wife of J. M. Hurley, a resident 
of Joliet. John R. Cronin was educated in the schools of this city and in St. 
Francis Solanaus college, at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 
1884. He then became assistant bookkeeper for the Ashley Wire Company, engaged 
in the manufacture of wire at the state prison, and there remained for about a 
year, when the company built its mill outside of the prison, and Mr. Cronin 
entered the employ of Ed Talbot, a butcher and grocer. He was with that house 
for about four years, after which he spent a year as an employe in the mills 
of the Illinois Steel Company. He next received a desk appointment in the 
police department under Mayor P. C. Haley, serving in that capacity for two 
years, when he became clerk at the Duncan hotel. After a brief period, 
however, he entered the employ of Armour & Company, but in May, 1895, he 
became connected with the E. Porter Brewing Company and has since been with 
that concern as head bookeeper. Mr. Cronin has figured prominently in 
connection with municipal affairs and is recognized as one of the strong and 
stalwart advocates of democracy, taking an active interest in the work of the 
party and proving one of the factors in its success here, by reason of his 
untiring labors in its behalf. In 1902 he was elected city treasurer and 
served for one term of two years, having been chosen to the office by a 
majority of nearly one thousand. In 1904 he was a candidate for alderman of 
the fourth ward on the democratic ticket, which ward has a normal republican 
majority of about two hundred. There was a tie vote and Mr. Cronin was beaten 
on the draw. He was campaign manager of the democratic central committee in 
1906 and is recognized as one of the influential members of his party. Mr. 
Cronin is connected with the Elks, the Eagles, the White Cross, the Court of 
Honor, the Western Catholic Union and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He was 
married November 13, 1899, to Miss Catherine Floyd, of Joliet, and they became 
the parents of four children, but the two daughters are now deceased. The sons 
are John R. and Robert James. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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