Edwin Joseph O'Malley
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| Edwin Joseph O'Malley | |
 O'Malley circa 1905
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| Born | August 23, 1881 Bronx |
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| Died | April 10, 1953 (aged 71) Amityville, New York |
| Occupation | Commissioner of Public Markets |
| Spouse | Alma Feltner (1883-1940) |
| Children | Walter Francis O'Malley |
| Parents | Thomas Francis O'Malley (1854-1918) Georgiana Reynolds (1855-1941) |
Edwin Joseph O'Malley (August 23, 1881 – April 10, 1953) was the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City.
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[edit] Biography
Edwin was the son of Thomas Francis O'Malley (1854-1918) and Georgiana Reynolds (1855-1941) and he was born in the Bronx, New York in 1881. He married Alma Feltner (1883-1940) on January 16, 1902 and had one child, a son, Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979), who would become the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979, and who would oversee their controversial move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Alma O'Malley was of German extraction.
In 1910 Edwin was living in the Bronx, New York and working as a cotton goods salesman. Around 1911 he moved the family from the Bronx to Hollis, Queens. He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, but did not serve in World War I. He became a Democratic party "ward heeler" for Tammany Hall, and was appointed as the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City by mayor John F. Hylan. He testified on August 18, 1922 before the Kings County, New York Grand Jury, which was investigating the mishandling of the fees paid by vendors to the Public Markets office, no were charges were filed.
He died in Amityville, New York in 1953, aged 73.[1]
[edit] Court cases
- Schumaker v. O'Malley; May 1, 1920
- Matter of Joerger v. O'Malley; December 1, 1923
[edit] References
- ^ "E. J. O'Malley Dies; Led City Markets.", New York Times, April 11, 1953. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. "Commissioner Under Hylan Advocated Large Centers for Food Distribution. Edwin J. O'Malley, Commissioner of Markets under Mayor John F. Hylan, died of a heart attack Friday night at his home, 425 East Seventy-second Street. He was 69 years old."
[edit] Further reading
- Roger Kahn; The Era 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World. ISBN 0-8032-7805-5
- Burton Alan Boxerman; Ebbets to Veeck to Busch: Eight Owners Who Shaped Baseball. ISBN 0-7864-1562-2
- Henry D. Fetter; Taking on the Yankees: Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903-2003. ISBN 0-393-05719-4.
[edit] External links
- Edwin O'Malley bibliography
- Findagrave: Edwin O'Malley
- Findagrave: Edwin's father: Thomas O'Malley
- Findagrave: Edwin's mother: Georgiana Marie Reynolds
- Findagrave: Edwin's wife: Alma Feltner
| Preceded by William P. Mulry as Acting Commissioner |
Commissioner of Public Markets 1919-1927 |
Succeeded by Thomas F. Dwyer |
