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he has served as treasurer for eleven years; and a charter member of the Morrellville Fire company, all of whose offices he has filled, and is now serving it as treasurer. He is also a member of the Turner's Association, of Johnstown, and has held membership for many years in the German Lutheran church. Mr. Hahn, in politics, has always been identified with the Democratic party. He served for six years as a school director, being for one year president, and for three years treasurer of the board. He has also held other elective and appointive offices, and in every public capacity in which he has served has made an honest and honorable record.
JOHN DOWLING is one of the enterprising merchants of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He is a son of Walter and Mary (Hanna) Dowling, and was born at Mount Savage, Maryland, in 1855. His father was born in Ireland in 1814, and came to America at the age of twenty-five. He first settled at Baltimore; about a year later he moved to Mount Savage, and was employed as an ironworker until 1861, when he came to Johnstown and found employment at the Cambria Iron company's coke yard. He remained in their employ for more than twenty years, and was strong and active until near his death, which occurred in 1884. He took an active interest in public-affairs and served for a time in the town council. In politics he was a democrat; in religion a devout Catholic, a member of the St. John's church. He left a family of six sons and three daughters; one of the sons has since died. |
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became a roller. In 1885 he left the mills and began business as a merchant on Broad street, Cambria borough, now in the Sixteenth ward of the city of Johnstown. Mr. Dowling is still doing business on Broad street, and by many years of square dealing and up-to-date business methods has built up a fine trade in dry-goods, notions, and general merchandise. Mr. Dowling is a public-spirited citizen, and is always ready to aid any enterprise that will benefit the community in which he lives. He is a member of St. Columba's Catholic church. He is one of the stockholders of the Cambria City Water company, and served as president of the company for one year, then resigned the office. In politics Mr. Dowling is an ardent democrat and an active party worker, and has had a share of the honors and rewards of active party service. He was treasurer of Cambria borough for six years--from 1884 to 1890. When that borough was merged into the city of Johnstown, in 1890, Mr. Dowling was made the democratic nominee for city controller and was triumphantly elected, and has the honor of being the first controller of the city of Johnstown. He entered upon the duties of his office in April, 1890, and served until the expiration of his term in April, 1893. In January, 1891, he was married to Miss Mary T. Fromald.
COL. DAVID D. BLAUCH, a man of varied and successful business experience, and a leading real-estate dealer of Johnstown, is a son of David and Barbara (Fyock) Blauch, and was born in Paint township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1849. The Blauch and Fyock families respectively are of Swiss and German origin, and were among the early settlers of Somerset county. Jacob |
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