Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....John Stanislaus BROPHY, 1931
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"The Herald" Piedmont, West Virginia Thursday 17 Dec 1931: 
"John S. Brophy, aged 65 years, president of the Piedmont and George's Creek Coal 
Company, with operations at Westernport and Frostburg, died Monday morning {14 Dec 
1931} at his home in Frostburg, following an illness of several days from a heart 
attack. Mr. Brophy was one of the most prominent coal operators in Maryland, and 
was recognized as an authority on coal mining. His practice of dividing his time 
between his office and the mines, gave him a practical knowledge of both the 
administration and working branches of the mining business. He was held in high 
esteem both by his employees and by his business associates for his fair dealings. 
Following employment in the Elk Garden mines as a young man, he took up mining 
engineering and at the completion of his studies became foreman and mining 
superintendent for the Union Mining Company at Frostburg. Subsequently, he engaged 
in extensive coal mining operations at various points in Allegany County, Maryland. 
The funeral services were held this morning at St. Michael's Church, Frostburg, 
with interment in the parish cemetery."


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