Patrick J Meehan was born in Limerick City, Co Limerick, Ireland in 1831. He came to New York with his family in 1849, where his step father, Patrick Lynch, founded the Irish American newspaper in New York the same year. Upon the death of Lynch, Meehan became the editor of this newspaper until his death. He married his wife, Jane M Butler (#156678285) in St James Church, Brooklyn, where they were living at the time in 1860. They had 11 children, 8 lived to adulthood.
During his career, he was also commissioned a lieutenant with the 37th Irish Rifles and later served as senior captain with 9th New Jersey State Militia.
Meehan was a leader in Irish American Society and involved in many religious and political organizations throughout his life time being also active in the Gaelic Revival by keeping the Irish Language alive by ordering special Gaelic fonts type for his newspaper from London and published weekly Irish language columns in his newspaper.
Meehan joined the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Nationalist organization, and in 1865 was elected as a Senator for the Brotherhood. In 1865, John O'Mahony(58515259), Head Centre for the Fenians, sent Meehan to Ireland on a special mission but unfortunately upon his arrival, lost the secret papers he was carrying, slipping out of his possession at a rail station. The Fenian documents were discovered by British authorities, which resulted with the arrest of several prominent Fenians and the closure of the Irish People newspaper in Dublin. Meehan escaped and returned to America where he was eventually exonerated of guilt.
When the Fenians split in 1865, he sided with the William R. Robert's (# 15469788) faction in 1866. In 1870, an attempted assassination by a medical student over a Irish Republican political disagreement left a bullet lodged in back of his ear, which he carried for the rest of his life. After weeks, he did recover from that wounding.
Meehan moved to the Jersey City Heights, where he built a house on Ogden Ave, overlooking Hoboken and New York City. He helped found St Paul's of the Cross Church in 1890 there, where he stayed active until his death.
During his career, he was also commissioned a lieutenant with the 37th Irish Rifles and later served as senior captain with 9th New Jersey State Militia.
Meehan was a leader in Irish American Society and involved in many religious and political organizations throughout his life time being also active in the Gaelic Revival by keeping the Irish Language alive by ordering special Gaelic fonts type for his newspaper from London and published weekly Irish language columns in his newspaper.
Meehan joined the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Nationalist organization, and in 1865 was elected as a Senator for the Brotherhood. In 1865, John O'Mahony(58515259), Head Centre for the Fenians, sent Meehan to Ireland on a special mission but unfortunately upon his arrival, lost the secret papers he was carrying, slipping out of his possession at a rail station. The Fenian documents were discovered by British authorities, which resulted with the arrest of several prominent Fenians and the closure of the Irish People newspaper in Dublin. Meehan escaped and returned to America where he was eventually exonerated of guilt.
When the Fenians split in 1865, he sided with the William R. Robert's (# 15469788) faction in 1866. In 1870, an attempted assassination by a medical student over a Irish Republican political disagreement left a bullet lodged in back of his ear, which he carried for the rest of his life. After weeks, he did recover from that wounding.
Meehan moved to the Jersey City Heights, where he built a house on Ogden Ave, overlooking Hoboken and New York City. He helped found St Paul's of the Cross Church in 1890 there, where he stayed active until his death.
Patrick J Meehan was born in Limerick City, Co Limerick, Ireland in 1831. He came to New York with his family in 1849, where his step father, Patrick Lynch, founded the Irish American newspaper in New York the same year. Upon the death of Lynch, Meehan became the editor of this newspaper until his death. He married his wife, Jane M Butler (#156678285) in St James Church, Brooklyn, where they were living at the time in 1860. They had 11 children, 8 lived to adulthood.
During his career, he was also commissioned a lieutenant with the 37th Irish Rifles and later served as senior captain with 9th New Jersey State Militia.
Meehan was a leader in Irish American Society and involved in many religious and political organizations throughout his life time being also active in the Gaelic Revival by keeping the Irish Language alive by ordering special Gaelic fonts type for his newspaper from London and published weekly Irish language columns in his newspaper.
Meehan joined the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Nationalist organization, and in 1865 was elected as a Senator for the Brotherhood. In 1865, John O'Mahony(58515259), Head Centre for the Fenians, sent Meehan to Ireland on a special mission but unfortunately upon his arrival, lost the secret papers he was carrying, slipping out of his possession at a rail station. The Fenian documents were discovered by British authorities, which resulted with the arrest of several prominent Fenians and the closure of the Irish People newspaper in Dublin. Meehan escaped and returned to America where he was eventually exonerated of guilt.
When the Fenians split in 1865, he sided with the William R. Robert's (# 15469788) faction in 1866. In 1870, an attempted assassination by a medical student over a Irish Republican political disagreement left a bullet lodged in back of his ear, which he carried for the rest of his life. After weeks, he did recover from that wounding.
Meehan moved to the Jersey City Heights, where he built a house on Ogden Ave, overlooking Hoboken and New York City. He helped found St Paul's of the Cross Church in 1890 there, where he stayed active until his death.
During his career, he was also commissioned a lieutenant with the 37th Irish Rifles and later served as senior captain with 9th New Jersey State Militia.
Meehan was a leader in Irish American Society and involved in many religious and political organizations throughout his life time being also active in the Gaelic Revival by keeping the Irish Language alive by ordering special Gaelic fonts type for his newspaper from London and published weekly Irish language columns in his newspaper.
Meehan joined the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Nationalist organization, and in 1865 was elected as a Senator for the Brotherhood. In 1865, John O'Mahony(58515259), Head Centre for the Fenians, sent Meehan to Ireland on a special mission but unfortunately upon his arrival, lost the secret papers he was carrying, slipping out of his possession at a rail station. The Fenian documents were discovered by British authorities, which resulted with the arrest of several prominent Fenians and the closure of the Irish People newspaper in Dublin. Meehan escaped and returned to America where he was eventually exonerated of guilt.
When the Fenians split in 1865, he sided with the William R. Robert's (# 15469788) faction in 1866. In 1870, an attempted assassination by a medical student over a Irish Republican political disagreement left a bullet lodged in back of his ear, which he carried for the rest of his life. After weeks, he did recover from that wounding.
Meehan moved to the Jersey City Heights, where he built a house on Ogden Ave, overlooking Hoboken and New York City. He helped found St Paul's of the Cross Church in 1890 there, where he stayed active until his death.
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