Biographical Sketch of James Brierton, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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James Brierton, a native of County Meath, Ireland, was born December 
18, 1837.  He is the youngest son of eight children, four sons and four
daughters, born to Matthew and Ellen (Dunne) Brierton, both of whom are
natives of Ireland, of Irish and Scotch, descent, respectively. In 1852
Michael, a brother of James, left his native heath for America, and lo-
cated in California, and four years later made his home in Johnson Co.,
Iowa.  He was followed by James in 1856, who stopped in Rome, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., for one year, and in 1857 located in Iowa City, Iowa, where
he remained two years, being employed as a common laborer.  From there
he immigrated to Irondale, Washington Co., Mo., where he secured em-
ployment as a common laborer with John G. Scott & Co., who were then
building the Irondale furnace, and he served them in every capacity 
from said occupation to that of general manager, holding the latter 
position for about four years.  In the meantime the business changed
into the hands of Edwin Harrison & Co., with whom Mr. Brierton still
continued in the capacity of general manager.  In 1879 the business de-
preciated to such an extent that the company decided to cease operation
and in November of that year Mr. Brierton was sent to Leadville, Colo.,
where he again was installed as general manager of the Harrison Reduc-
tion Works and the Argentine Mining Company.  After sixteen months,
finding the climate unsuited to his health, he was compelled to return
to the east.  Here he engaged with the Iron Mountain Company, in 1881,
as assistant superintendent, serving in that capacity until 1884.  In
the month of May of that year he came to Festus, and engaged in general
merchandising, and since that time has been conducting a thriving 
trade.  His marriage to Miss Catherine Byrne occurred July 3, 1864, the
result of which was the birth of seven children, named Nellie, Ann E.,
Joseph M., James, Catherine, John and Edwin.  Mrs. Brierton is a daugh-
ter of Philip and Ellen (Mawthews) Byrne, natives of County Louth,
Ireland.  Mr. Brierton and family are members of the Catholic Church,
and in political matters he is a Democrat.

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