Thomas F. Hagan
Dawson County
History of Montana, Sanders, 1913

Thomas F. Hagan is a native of St. Croix County, Wisconsin 
where he was born October 22, 1864, a son of John and 
Bridget (Ring) Hagan.  John Hagan was born in Buffalo 
New York from which city he came west with his parents 
as far as Chicago when a mere land.  After spending ten 
or twelve years in that city, they removed to Erin, St. 
Croix County, Wisconsin, where John Hagan grew to 
manhood, being reared to agricultural pursuits which 
he followed for a number of years in connection with 
stock raising.  He was also for a long period engaged 
in a general merchandise business at Erin, but in 1884 
sold his interests there and moved to New Richmond in 
the same county where he erected the New Richmond Opera 
House, interested himself in other realty transactions 
and for some time prior to his death, which occurred in 
1905 at age sixty eight, lived retired.  His wife, who 
was born in Ireland in 1838 passed away at Erin Wisconsin 
in 1871 having been the mother of eight children, of whom 
five are living, and Thomas F. was the fourth in order of 
birth.

The education of Thomas F. was secured in the public 
schools of St. Croix and the University of St. John's, 
Minnesota.  An enterprising youth, he came to Montana in 
1886, securing employment as a brakeman on the Northern 
Pacific Railroad and being connected with that line for 
about two years.  He was then promoted to the position 
of fireman, in which he continued for six years, and at 
that time took the local agency for the Pabst Brewing 
Company of Milwaukee, continuing in the retail liquor 
business for about four yeas and in the real estate 
business for two years.  In 1904 he was one of the 
organizers of the First National Bank of which he has 
been cashier to the present time.  In 1896 Mr. Hagan 
also embarked in the horse business and in 1899 extended 
his operations so that they covered cattle.  He does a 
large business and is well known to stockmen.  In 1899 
and 1900 he served in the office of Justice of the 
Peace and in 1909 was his party's choice for the office 
of Mayor.  He was elected to that office and then 
reelected in 1911.  

On September 12, 1893 he married Miss Mary Gavin who was 
born in St. Croix County Wisconsin, daughter of John and 
Catherine (Kelly) Gavin.  Mr. Gavin is a native of Ireland 
and is now in his eighty-fifth year and retired of Glendive 
whence he came in 1910.  He and his wife, who is now 
deceased had a family of six children of whom three are 
living and Mrs. Hagan was the fourth in order of birth.  
Mayor Hagan and his wife have four children: Phillip, 
Paul, Mary and Gerald.

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