BIO: James T. CONLIN, Beaver County, PA
    
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    BOOK OF BIOGRAPHIES.  This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches 
    of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  Buffalo, N.Y., 
    Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899, pp. 170-173.
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    JAMES T. CONLIN may be classed among the self-made men of Beaver county,
  having begun at the foot of the ladder and worked up to his present position;
  he is public-spirited, a man of fine business qualities, and enjoys the
  respect and good will of a multitude of acquaintances. He was born at
  Freedom, Pa., June 1, 1855, and is a son of John and Mary (Carroll) Conlin.
    
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    Mr. Conlin's parents were born near Castle Bellingham, County Louth.
  Ireland, and after their marriage, in 1845, they came to the United States,
  first locating in Baltimore, remaining there three years, and then moving to
  Rochester. He worked on the railroad at Freedom, Baden, and Rochester, and
  passed his latter days in Rochester, dying in 1881, at the age of seventy-six
  years. His wife died in 1876, aged fifty-five years. To them was born the
  following family of children: Margaret, who was married to M. Maloney, both
  of whom are now deceased; Catherine, who is the wife of J. Gildernew, of
  Pittsburg; Annie, who is the widow of Charles O'Donald; Joseph P., a resident
  of Alliance, Ohio, who was wedded to Miss Mary Hogan; and James T.
    
    When Mr. Conlin was three years of age, his parents moved to Baden and
  there he obtained his primary education; at twenty-one years of age, he began
  railroading as a section man. He was promoted next to, tie inspector, then to
  baggage master, and September 1, 1889, he was appointed assistant ticket
  agent at Rochester and July 17, 1899, was appointed ticket agent to succeed
  W. G. Masten, - in which capacity he is at present serving. Mr. Conlin bought
  a small residence on Washington street, which he later sold, and built a large
  house on Pinney street; in 1897, he sold the latter place to Benjamin
  Pfeiffer, and purchased a lot of J. J. Hoffman, on the corner of Hinds and
  Penn streets, where he erected a handsome dwelling, which he makes his home.
  Mr., Conlin is secretary of the Central Building & Loan Association; a
  director of the Keystone Tumbler Co., Limited; a director of the First
  National Bank of Rochester; and a partner in the S. M. Hervey & Company
  Insurance Company, the largest insurance agency in the county.
    
    Mr. Conlin has served three terms in the council. Religiously, he is a
  member of the Catholic church, while socially, he belongs to the Woodmen of
  the World, is a member and collector of the Royal Arcanum, and has passed
  through all the chairs of the Elks lodge. The subject of this sketch was
  joined in marriage with Miss Annie Huering, a daughter of Theodore and Mary
  Huering, and they are the parents of five children, namely: Elizabeth;
  Theodore; Theodora; Mary; and James. Mrs. Huering resides in Rochester,
  Pennsylvania. Mr. Huering died in June, 1898, and at the time of his death,
  was residing in Rochester.