Michael C. Meagher - Revision history

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	'''Children: [[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)''' '''		'''Children: [[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)''' '''

	'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a carpenter, builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[Winter Carnival]].		'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a [[Carpenters\|carpenter]], builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[Winter Carnival]].
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	''Malone Farmer'', March 27, 1907		''Malone Farmer'', March 27, 1907

	The state court of claims has awarded M. C. Meagher, of Saranac Lake, $7,600 for the property on the [[[Saranac River]] which the state recently condemned. Mr. Meagher declines to accept the award, claiming that the land in question has a valuation of some $32,000, or more than four times the amount of the award. Mr. Meagher will fight the case in the higher courts.		The state court of claims has awarded M. C. Meagher, of Saranac Lake, $7,600 for the property on the [[Saranac River]] which the state recently condemned. Mr. Meagher declines to accept the award, claiming that the land in question has a valuation of some $32,000, or more than four times the amount of the award. Mr. Meagher will fight the case in the higher courts.
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	'''Children: [[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)''' '''		'''Children: [[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)''' '''

	'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a carpenter, builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]].		'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a carpenter, builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[Winter Carnival]].
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	''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 1997 (for the complete article, see [[~~Winter Carnival\|~~Winter Carnival]], "The origins of Saranac Lake's Winter Carnival")		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 1997 (for the complete article, see [[Winter Carnival]], "The origins of Saranac Lake's Winter Carnival")

	[In 1907] the local ice industry provided enough competition that regular construction contracts were made for palace construction. Written bids were submitted: $475 from [[Michael C. Meagher\|Michael C. Meagher]], $502 from [[A. B. Lacy\|A. B. Lacy]], and $675 from [[Elihu W. Norman\|E. W. Norman]].		[In 1907] the local ice industry provided enough competition that regular construction contracts were made for palace construction. Written bids were submitted: $475 from [[Michael C. Meagher\|Michael C. Meagher]], $502 from [[A. B. Lacy\|A. B. Lacy]], and $675 from [[Elihu W. Norman\|E. W. Norman]].

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	''Malone Farmer'', March 27, 1907		''Malone Farmer'', March 27, 1907

	The state court of claims has awarded M. C. Meagher, of Saranac Lake, $7,600 for the property on the [[~~Saranac River\|~~Saranac River]] which the state recently condemned. Mr. Meagher declines to accept the award, claiming that the land in question has a valuation of some $32,000, or more than four times the amount of the award. Mr. Meagher will fight the case in the higher courts.		The state court of claims has awarded M. C. Meagher, of Saranac Lake, $7,600 for the property on the [[[Saranac River]] which the state recently condemned. Mr. Meagher declines to accept the award, claiming that the land in question has a valuation of some $32,000, or more than four times the amount of the award. Mr. Meagher will fight the case in the higher courts.
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	'''Michael C. Meagher Dies at Saranac Lake Home'''		'''Michael C. Meagher Dies at Saranac Lake Home'''

	Michael C. Meagher, 60, prominent Saranac Lake business man for over forty years, died Sunday night following a short illness. He was born February 16, 1887, at Elizabethtown, Essex county and came to Saranac Lake while still a young man where he followed his trade of carpenter and builder. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] on [[~~Lower Saranac Lake\|~~Lower Saranac Lake]], which burned about twenty years ago, and also [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]]. Of late years he had been engaged in the hotel and coal and ice business in Saranac Lake. He was a member of the [[Knights of Columbus\|Knights of Columbus]] and the [[Elks\|Elks]].		Michael C. Meagher, 60, prominent Saranac Lake business man for over forty years, died Sunday night following a short illness. He was born February 16, 1887, at Elizabethtown, Essex county and came to Saranac Lake while still a young man where he followed his trade of carpenter and builder. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] on [[Lower Saranac Lake]], which burned about twenty years ago, and also [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]]. Of late years he had been engaged in the hotel and coal and ice business in Saranac Lake. He was a member of the [[Knights of Columbus\|Knights of Columbus]] and the [[Elks\|Elks]].
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	[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]		[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]

	[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]		[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]

	'''Born:''' February 16, 1867		'''Born:''' February 16, 1867
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 1997 (for the complete article, see [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]], "The origins of Saranac Lake's Winter Carnival")		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', February 1997 (for the complete article, see [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]], "The origins of Saranac Lake's Winter Carnival")

	[In 1907] the local ice industry provided enough competition that regular construction contracts were made for palace construction. Written bids were submitted: $475 from [[Michael C. Meagher\|Michael C. Meagher]], $502 from [[A. B. Lacy\|A. B. Lacy]], and $675 from [[Elihu W. Norman\|E. W. Norman]].		[In 1907] the local ice industry provided enough competition that regular construction contracts were made for palace construction. Written bids were submitted: $475 from [[Michael C. Meagher\|Michael C. Meagher]], $502 from [[A. B. Lacy\|A. B. Lacy]], and $675 from [[Elihu W. Norman\|E. W. Norman]].
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', March 17, 1966		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', March 17, 1966

	The [[Pioneer Lodge\|Pioneer Lodge]] was the pride of M. C. Meagher with 14 bedrooms, and a dining room that could handle 30.		The [[Pioneer Lodge\|Pioneer Lodge]] was the pride of M. C. Meagher with 14 bedrooms, and a dining room that could handle 30.

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	[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]		[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]

	[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]~~'''~~		[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]

	Born:''' February 16, 1867		'''Born:''' February 16, 1867

	'''Died:''' April 20, 1927		'''Died:''' April 20, 1927

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	[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]		[[File:1677784572343blob.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Home of Charles Michael (Coze) Meagher. Left to right: unknown woman, Parnell Meagher, Kate Weir Meagher, Raymond Meagher, Charles Michael Meagher, Front: Mary (Mamie) Meagher. Courtesy of Sean Dobbins]]

	[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]'''Born:''' February 16, 1867		[[File:Michael C. Meagher.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|M. C. Meagher, wholesale and retail ice merchant stops in front of the Fortune Public Market at [[32 Broadway\|32 Broadway]], undated. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', December 6, 2008 ]]'''

			Born:''' February 16, 1867

	'''Died:''' April 20, 1927		'''Died:''' April 20, 1927

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	The [[Pioneer Lodge\|Pioneer Lodge]] was the pride of M. C. Meagher with 14 bedrooms, and a dining room that could handle 30.		The [[Pioneer Lodge\|Pioneer Lodge]] was the pride of M. C. Meagher with 14 bedrooms, and a dining room that could handle 30.

	## Comments		===Comments===

	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. This is likely the same ice plant that was later owned by [[Boyce and Roberson\|Boyce and Roberson]] at [[45 East Pine Street\|45 East Pine Street]].		1. This is likely the same ice plant that was later owned by [[Boyce and Roberson\|Boyce and Roberson]] at [[45 East Pine Street\|45 East Pine Street]].

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	'''Married:''' Katherine Weir (died 1919)		'''Married:''' Katherine Weir (died 1919)

	'''Children: ~~<span style="">~~[[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)'''~~<span style="">~~ '''		'''Children: [[Parnell Meagher\| ]]'''[[Parnell Meagher\|Parnell Meagher]], [[Mary Meagher\|Mary (Mamie) Meagher]], [[Raymond E. Meagher\|Raymond E. Meagher]] (1898-1990)''' '''

	'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a carpenter, builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]].		'''Michael Coze Meagher''' was a carpenter, builder, and businessman with a successful ice and coal business, [[Meagher Ice Company\|Meagher Ice Company]], in Saranac Lake for many years. He built the [[Ampersand hotel\|Ampersand hotel]] and the [[Wawbeek lodge\|Wawbeek lodge]], and also the first [[Ice Palace\|Ice Palace]] for Saranac Lake's [[Winter Carnival\|Winter Carnival]].