Biographical Sketch of William O'Hara, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** William O'Hara was born in Ireland May 12, 1840, and came to this country in 1855, stopping in Baltimore, Maryland, until the spring of 1861, when he ten removed to Washington, D.C., where he engaged in the employ of the government, building fortifications, etc. In 1865, he left Washington and went to Atchison, Kansas, where he accepted the appointment of foreman of track laying on the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad. In 1868, he came to Weston, as foreman track layer on the Missouri Valley Railroad, and in July, 1869 came to this city, to superintend track laying for Hastings & Saxton, from St. Joseph to Richmond, and then from Hiawatha to Hastings, on the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad; also super- intended laying the track from St. Joseph to Winthrop, under Singleton. In 1872, Mr. O'Hara took charge of a construction train on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad, which he continues to operate. In 1880, he was elected Councilman from the Fifth Ward, in which capacity he still acts. Mr. O'Hara is a man of excellent native judgement, is respected by his men, and is popular among his neighbors. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================