THE people

James Horan

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

May 29, 1859

DATE OF DEATH:

December 22, 1910

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RELATED TO:

Katie Ryan Horan, wife
Margaret Mahoney Horan, wife
John Horan, son
William Horan, son
Helen Horan, daughter
Patrick and Ellen (Mahoney) Horan, parents

AT THE TIME OF the fire

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MARITAL STATUS:

Married

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Fireman

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:

City of Chicago

ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

Fireman

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CEMETERY:

Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL

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James Horan was appointed Fire Marshal of Chicago in 1906. He immediately began to renovate the Fire Department. Between 1906 and 1910 many new firehouses were built and Engine 101 through 117; truck 30 through 34 were organized. He was Chief Fire Marshal in December 1910 when he died in the line of duty, along with 20 other firemen, when a wall fell on them killing them all while battling the Union Stockyards fire.

CITATION:

Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101414880/james_j_horan
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Fri, Dec 23, 1910 Page 1, 4, 7 & 12
Belvidere Daily Republican (Belvidere, Illinois) Fri, Dec 23, 1910 Page 1
The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) Fri, Dec 23, 1910 Page 3
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) Sat, Dec 24, 1910 Page 14

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