John E. Dooly
Born 8 June 1841 in Benton Township, Lake Co., Illinois.[1] Son of Richard W. Dooly and Catherine Lonergan.[2] Banker with Wells Fargo & Company in California and Utah, 1865–1902; co-organizer and president of the Utah National Bank of Ogden, 1883–1911.[3] Married first Eleanor M. Taylor, 17 Sept. 1876.[4] Treasurer of Star Mining Company, 1886.[5] Owned Antelope Island and imported a buffalo herd there, ca. 1886.[6] Chair of the board of public works in Salt Lake City, 1891.[7] Chair of the Territorial Board of Equalization, 1893.[8] Elected chair of the Republican State Committee; EBW elected vice chair, 1896.[9] Met with EBW while serving together on the Republican State Committee, 1896–1898.[10] President of the Salt Lake City board of education, 1897.[11] Wife died; married second May V. Cavanaugh, 19 Oct. 1897.[12] Authored a discourse on marriage in politics published by EBW in the Woman’s Exponent, 1900.[13] Excoriated in press for malpractice, 1902.[14] Died 24 Oct. 1911 in Salt Lake City.[15]
[1] “Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms,” database, FindMyPast.com (http://findmypast.com, accessed 17 Feb. 2021), John Dooly; from Birth, Marriage, and Death (Parish Registers), 1829–1860, Archives of the Archdiocese of Chicago. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Mar. 2021), John E. Dooley (LH24-W2S).
[2] “Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms,” database, FindMyPast.com (http://findmypast.com, accessed 17 Feb. 2021), John Dooly; from Birth, Marriage, and Death (Parish Registers), 1829–1860, Archives of the Archdiocese of Chicago. “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 15 June 2021); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 1380/400 (1911), John E. Dooly.
[3] “The Passing of John E. Dooly Has Begun,” Truth, 9 Aug. 1902, 13. “Pioneer Banker of Utah Is Dead,” Salt Lake Telegram, 24 Oct. 1911, 1.
[4] “Pioneer Banker of Utah Is Dead,” Salt Lake Telegram, 24 Oct. 1911, 1. Sketches of the Inter-Mountain States Together with Biographies of Many Prominent and Progressive Citizens Who Have Helped in the Development and History-Making of This Marvelous Region (Salt Lake City: Salt Lake Tribune, 1909), 90–91.
[5] “Two Million Dollars, Incorporation of Star Mining Company,” Salt Lake Herald, 1 Jan. 1886, 8.
[6] “Buffalo Hunt in Utah,” Park Record (Park City, UT), 19 Nov. 1926, 6.
[7] “Dooly’s Side of the Case,” Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Jan. 1901, 8.
[8] “Value of the Railways,” Salt Lake Herald, 7 June 1893, 8. EBW, Diary, 2 Nov. 1895.
[9] “J. E. Dooly Chairman, Mrs. Wells Vice-Chairman,” Salt Lake Herald, 27 Mar. 1896, 3. EBW, Diary, 18 Mar. 1896.
[10] EBW, Diary, 29 Apr. 1896; 1 May 1896; 10 Nov. 1896; 23 Oct. 1897; 26 Nov. 1897; 13 Jan. 1898; 20 Jan. 1898.
[11] “The City Tax Levy,” Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 1897, 4. “Ringing of Marriage Bells,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 20 Oct. 1897, 2.
[12] “Ringing of Marriage Bells,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 20 Oct. 1897, 2. “Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860–1920,” database, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed 17 Feb. 2021), John Edward Dooly; from Illinois State Marriage Records, Illinois State Public Record Offices, Springfield.
[13] “Notes and News,” Woman’s Exponent, 1 June 1900, 8.
[14] “The Passing of John E. Dooly Has Begun,” Truth, 9 Aug. 1902, 13.
[15] “Utah State Archives Indexes,” database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov, accessed 15 June 2021); Utah Department of Health Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death Certificates, series 81448, file no. 1380/400 (1911), John E. Dooly.