Northumberland County PA Archives Biographies.....McCarthy, James A. 1864 - 

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JAMES A. MCCARTHY, a prosperous merchant of Locust Gap, Northumberland County,

Pa., is an active and influential worker in the field of politics, being a

prominent member of the Democratic party in his section. He is a gentleman who

has always labored for the best interests of the village and he is accorded the

respect and good will of his many acquaintances in the county. He is a son of

John and Margaret (Mohan) McCarthy, and was born in Locust Gap, Northumberland

County, Pa., February 10, 1864.



  Our subject's grandfather was Francis McCarthy, a native of County Longford,

Ireland, who upon coming to this country located at Minersville, Schuylkill

County, where he was among the earliest settlers. His vocation was that of a miner.



  John McCarthy, the father of our subject, was born in Schuylkill County, in

February, 1837, and there grew to manhood, but at the age of twenty-five or

twenty-six years, he removed to Locust Gap. He was engaged in mining work, being

employed in the capacity of an engineer, and was very successful in his life's

work. He died in 1865. In his political affiliations he was a firm supporter of

the principles of the Democratic party. He was joined in Hymen's bonds with

Margaret Mohan, who was born in Ireland, but came to America at about the age of

six years, settling in California. She later moved east to Pittsburg, Pa.,

thence to Schuylkill County, and finally to Northumberland County, where she was

married. The couple became the proud parents of three children, namely: Frank,

now deceased; James A., the subject of our sketch; and John, who is proprietor

of the Locust Summit Hotel at Locust Gap.



  James A. McCarthy was reared at Locust Gap and there attended the public

schools until 1884, when he took a commercial course in Bryant & Stratton's

Business College in Philadelphia. After the completion of his studies in that

institution he returned to Locust Gap and accepted a position with William

Harvey, the leading general merchant of the village. He faithfully discharged

the duties of his position for five years, and having acquired an extensive

knowledge of the business, he bought the store and has since conducted it in a

highly successful manner. As a business man he is shrewd and enterprising, and,

beginning as he did without means, it is greatly to his credit that he occupies

his present position in the affairs of Locust Gap. He is a Democrat in his

political attachments, and in him is found a stanch advocate of the cause of his

party. He is active in county, state and national politics, and has frequently

represented his district as a delegate to various conventions, in 1895 and 1896

being chairman of the Democratic county committee. In 1896 he attended the

Democratic national convention held at Chicago, which nominated William Jennings

Bryan for president. At present he is efficiently serving as tax collector of

Mount Carmel township, having been elected in 1897 for a term of three years.

His name is frequently mentioned as a candidate for prothonotary of

Northumberland County, and we are assured that if he consents to run for that

office he will receive the undivided support not only of his party, but his many

friends who favor the opposing party in principle.



  December 31, 1885, Mr. McCarthy was united in marriage with Bridget Harvey, a

daughter of William Harvey, the former proprietor of the mercantile house now

conducted by our subject, and their children are as follows: Mary Jane,

Margaret, Regina, and Elizabeth, deceased; Cora; and Mary.







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  Extracted from:

    

    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District

    Published by 

    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)





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