William J. Hosey
20th Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana
In office
1906 1910
1914 1918
1922 1926
1930  1935
Preceded by1st Term:
  Henry C. Berghoff
2nd Term:
  Jesse Grice
3rd Term:
  Sherman Cutshall
4th Term:
  William C. Geake
Succeeded by1st Term:
  Jesse Grice
2nd Term:
  Sherman Cutshall
3rd Term:
  William C. Geake
4th Term:
  Harry W. Baals
Personal details
Born(1854-05-05)May 5, 1854
New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedSeptember 10, 1937(1937-09-10) (aged 83)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary (McCarthy) Hosey

William J. Hosey (May 5, 1854 September 10, 1937) was an American politician and the 20th Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Between 1906 and 1935 he served four non-consecutive terms of office.

History

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana a year after his parents, Michael and Jean Frayne Hosey, immigrated to the United States from County Wexford in Ireland. In 1858, the four-year-old Hosey moved with his family to Mount Vernon, Ohio, where his father took a job as a gardener on the estate of Colonel Jesse P. Buckingham.[1] (This may instead have been the estate of future General Catharinus P. Buckingham.)

At age 13, three years after his father died from malaria, extreme poverty forced William Hosey to drop out of a Catholic grammar school to work at Mount Vernon-based C & C Cooper Company machine shop. Five years later, William, his mother and older brother Lawrence moved to Fort Wayne, where William took a job as a machinist for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Lawrence died of pneumonia two years later. William worked at the railroad for 34 years.[1]

During this time, William attended night classes to finish his education. He studied literature and philosophy.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Liley, Arthur, et al. The Quest for Fort Wayne (Chapter: William J. Hosey), presented December 19, 1986, BookCrafters, Chelsea, Mich., ISBN 1-199-17329-0
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