Patrick Cudahy

Patrick Cudahy
Born Patrick Cudahy, Jr.
(1849-03-17)March 17, 1849
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died September 25, 1919(1919-09-25) (aged 70)
Occupation industrialist
Spouse(s) Anna Cudahy
Children John Cudahy
Michael Cudahy
Parent(s) Patrick Cudahy, Sr.
Relatives Michael Cudahy (brother)
Michael Cudahy (grandson)
Robert J. Beck (great-great-grandson)
Edward Cudahy, Sr. (brother)
Edward Cudahy, Jr. (nephew)
Catarine Sullivan Cudahy (sister-in-law)
Statue in Sheridan Park

Patrick Cudahy, Jr. (kŭd ŭ hay); March 17, 1849 – July 25, 1919) was an American industrialist in the meat packing business and a patriarch of the Cudahy family.

Background

Cudahy was born on St. Patrick's Day in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1][2][3] A few months after he was born, his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked his way up at the Plankinton and Armour meat packing plant in the Menomonee River Valley, becoming the superintendent in 1874. In 1888, the owner, John Plankinton, transferred the company to Patrick and his brother, John. The company became known as "Cudahy Brothers." The company changed its name to "Patrick Cudahy, Inc." in 1957, long after Cudahy's death.

In 1892, Cudahy moved the company to a 700-acre (2.8 km²) plot of land south of Milwaukee which he and his brother John bought for the purpose. This land was in the former Town of Lake, which is now divided between the municipalities of Milwaukee, St. Francis, and Cudahy.

Cudahy "had a bittersweet relationship with the village of Cudahy" in part because he supported temperance and "fought against liquor". He "argued with the Cudahy Common Council about the spread of taverns in the village", although he also worked to start assist business development and the construction of a new library. He said, "It is a source of satisfaction to me to look over those 25 years and see what has been accomplished, but I would feel much better if there were not the antagonistic spirit in Cudahy which seems to prevail to a great extent among its citizens."[4]

Patrick Cudahy is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Milwaukee.

Family

Patrick Cudahy's family includes:

Patrick Cudahy, Sr., father

References

  1. ↑ Cudahy, Patrick 1849 - 1919 - Dictionary of Wisconsin History - Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. ↑ "Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Catalogue" - North American International Livestock Exposition - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
  3. ↑ Sherman, Jeff. "Milwaukee Talks: Michael Cudahy" - OnMilwaukee.com - August 28, 2002
  4. ↑ Patrick Cudahy and Michael F. Cudahy WISCONSIN MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME University of Wisconsin-Madison
  5. ↑ "American Girl, Fearing U-boats, Kills Herself", Reading Eagle, October 27, 1917, p. 1. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

Further reading

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