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JAMES MCGUIGAN, proprietor of a livery stable, was born August 21, 1854, in Buffalo, New York, and is a son of Owen and Rosa (Gallagher) McGuigan, the parents of twelve children. He received a common school education, and at the early age of nine years began making his own living by driving a coal wagon in Buffalo, drifting from this into the huckster business. In 1876 he began pumping oil wells in Butler county, this state, where he remained two years. He then came to Oil City, and for four years did a successful business in running a hack and carriage. In 1882, in partnership with Joseph Stubler, he started a livery stable, the firm name being McGuigan & Stubler, and retains his interest to the present time, Joseph Stubler, however, having sold his interest to John Stubler. At a time he was one of the proprietors of the Union hotel. He married Mary Cullan and has two children: James and Walter. He is a member of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association and of the Catholic church, and a Democrat in politics. He is the builder of his own flourishing business, having started out in the world with only a willing heart and strong hands.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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