Andrew Carney
| Andrew Carney | |
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| Born |
12 June 1794 County Cavan, Ireland |
| Died | 3 April 1864 (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery |
| Known for | Entrepreneur and Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Pamelia Carney |
| Children | Pamelia Josephine (Miller) (Carney) Reggio |
Andrew Carney (1794, Ireland – 1864, Boston) immigrated to the United States in 1816. Carney partnered with Jacob Sleeper to form Carney & Sleeper, Clothiers. Carney was a wise investor and grew his fortune with investments in Boston’s real estate market. Carney’s interests turned to finance and he assisted in founding the First National Bank of Boston and the John Hancock Insurance Company for which he worked as a director. Carney cared for the youth of Boston by founding the St. Vincent Home for Girls, and was a benefactor of the House of the Angel Guardian for Homeless Boys and the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. Carney worked with Jesuit leaders in Boston, and helped finance the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Boston College in 1863. Carney established Carney Hospital, the first Catholic hospital in New England in 1863.
Andrew Carney was born May 12, 1794 in Bellananagh, County Cavan, Ireland. As a young man he became an apprentice in the tailoring industry. He left Ireland and immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America in 1816.
With tailoring skills in hand, Carney secured a job with Kelley and Hudson, tailors located on State Street in Boston. Carney left Kelly and Hudson to partner with a Methodist from Maine named Jacob Sleeper and established Carney & Sleeper, Clothiers on North Street in Boston’s North End. In 1835, they received a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with uniforms. The Naval contract coupled with declining material and labor costs, caused by the Panic of 1837 resulted in high profits. The venture became one of the largest clothing houses of the times. However, in 1845 Carney & Sleeper Clothiers was dissolved leaving its two owners very wealthy.
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