Patrick Cudahy
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| Born |
Patrick Cudahy, Jr. March 17, 1849 Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | September 25, 1919 (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) |
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.
Cudahy was born on St. Patrick's Day in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. 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 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."
Patrick Cudahy is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Milwaukee.
Patrick Cudahy's family includes:
Patrick Cudahy, Sr., father
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