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Edwin was the son of [[Thomas O'Malley|Thomas Francis O'Malley]] (1854-1918) and [[Georgiana Reynolds]] (1855-1941) and he was born in the Bronx, New York. He married [[Alma Feltner]] (1883-1940) around 1902 and had a single child: [[Walter O'Malley|Walter Francis O'Malley]] (1903-1979), who became the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979. |
Edwin was the son of [[Thomas O'Malley|Thomas Francis O'Malley]] (1854-1918) and [[Georgiana Reynolds]] (1855-1941) and he was born in the Bronx, New York. He married [[Alma Feltner]] (1883-1940) around 1902 and had a single child: [[Walter O'Malley|Walter Francis O'Malley]] (1903-1979), who became the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979. |
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In 1910 Edwin was living in the Bronx and working as a cotton goods salesman. He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918 |
In 1910 Edwin was living in the Bronx and working as a cotton goods salesman. Around 1911 Edwin moved the family from the Bronx to Hollis, Long Island. He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, but did not serve in World War I. Edwin worked as the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City and he survived a graft scandal in August of 1922. The Commissioner's office set the price for commodities in the city of New York, before the market was allowed to regulate itself. He testified on August 18, 1922 before the Kings County Grand Jury, which was investigating the disposition of the fees paid by peddlers to supervisors at the Public Markets office. |
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He died in Amityville, Nassau County, Long Island in New York in 1955. |
He died in Amityville, Nassau County, Long Island in New York in 1955. |
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Revision as of 19:49, 28 December 2004
Edwin Joseph O'Malley (August 23, 1881 - April 10, 1955) was the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City.
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. He married Alma Feltner (1883-1940) around 1902 and had a single child: Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979), who became the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979.
In 1910 Edwin was living in the Bronx and working as a cotton goods salesman. Around 1911 Edwin moved the family from the Bronx to Hollis, Long Island. He registered for the draft on September 12, 1918, but did not serve in World War I. Edwin worked as the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City and he survived a graft scandal in August of 1922. The Commissioner's office set the price for commodities in the city of New York, before the market was allowed to regulate itself. He testified on August 18, 1922 before the Kings County Grand Jury, which was investigating the disposition of the fees paid by peddlers to supervisors at the Public Markets office.
He died in Amityville, Nassau County, Long Island in New York in 1955.
References
- New York Times, September 01, 1921, page 01, "O'Malley in rage quits as witness"
- New York Times, September 02, 1921, page 01, "Names Republican to put O'Malley's case before jury"
- New York Times, September 10, 1921, page 07, "O'Malley drops aid named in inquiry"
- New York Times, January 25, 1922, page 15, "Injunction violation charged to O'Malley"
- New York Times, August 17, 1922, page 27, "O'Malley halts market inquiry"
- New York Times, August 18, 1922; page 26, "O'Malley testifies in market inquiry"
- New York Times, August 19, 1922, page 20, "O'Malley will not talk"
- New York Times, August 25, 1922, page 06, "Hylan to seize O'Malley's records"
- New York Times, July 02, 1923, page 20, "O'Malley opposes port market plan"
- New York Times, October 19, 1923, page 21, "O'Malley wants larger coal quota"
- New York Times, August 25, 1924, page 30, "Buy your coal now O'Malley advises"