The MacEgan, Egan, Eagan & Keegan Families

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Section 9

Miscellaneous

"One of the first directors of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, Francis Carleton, was a very active member of the Board of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. It was, no doubt, largely due to his influence that the newly formed Company (The British and Irish S.SP. Co.) came to work in close cooperation with the older Dublin shipping interest. That the association between the two companies was very close indeed is borne out by the fact that Mr. James Ferrier was one of the three trustees of the Transatlantic Steamship Company formed in 1838, the other two being Richard Williams and James Jameson.

The first secretary of the new company was Mr. William James Egan, who held the position from 1836 to 1867. He was succeeded by his son Alfred W. Egan in 1870, who remained in office until 1911. Thus, with a very brief interlude when the position was held open by Mr. Phineas Howell, the Egans were secretaries of the company for seventy-five years.

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The policeman portrayed by Gene Hackman in the film The French Connection—Popeye Doyle, was based on a real life New York policeman Eddie Egan who went on to become a television actor himself—not suprisingly he plays policemen. His most recent part was as the detective Hennessy in the television adaptation of Mickie Spillane's Mike Hammer where the lead part was played by Stacy Keatch.

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When General George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) made his famous last stand at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in Montana USA, on 25/26th June, 1876, among his 272 comrades were Thomas Eagan (Dublin) and Michael Keegan (Waterford).

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From Freeman's Journal, Saturday, 4th July, 1863.

Death of Cornelius Egan, Esq., J.P.

We deeply regret to have to announce the death of Cornelius Egan, Esq., J.P. which melancholy event occurred on Thursday at his residence Howth.

Mr. Egan for a long period held a high position in the mercantile world and enjoyed the friendship and esteem of all his fellow citizens. He was for years an alderman of the Dublin Corporation, and was remarkable for his steady adherence to Liberal principles while he never offended by their intrusion those who differed from him.

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The first and only man to win medals in both summer and winter Olympics was Eddie Eagan. In 1920 in Antwerp he won the gold medal in the light heavy weight division; twelve years later in 1932 he was a member of the USA bobsleigh team which won the gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics.

A non-drinking, non-smoker, this boy from a poor Denver, Colorado background made his way through Yale, Harvard Law School. Became a Rhodes scholar at Oxford where he became the first American to win a British amateur boxing championship.

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Golf was an Olympic event in 1900 in Paris and 1904. Twenty­three year old Chandler Egan, the United States champion was surprisingly beaten into the silver medal position by 46 year old George Lyon of Canada. However, the USA represented by the Western Golf Association won the gold medal in the team event and not only was Chandler Egan the captain of the team but there was another Egan, Walter Egan, on the team also.

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The site of the Pony Express Station in Salt Lake City during the 1860-1861 has a plaque containing the following inscriptions:

PONY EXPRESS DIVISION HEADQUARTERS

Here, Ben Ficklin, General Superintendent and Major Howard Egan and James C. Bromley, division superintendents, had their headquarters.

The following were honoured Utah Riders.

                                      Howard Egan                           William Dennis                Wm. H. Streeper

                                   Richard E. Egan                        Thomas Dubson                 William Page

                                   Howard R. Egan                             J. H. Faust                      Henry Worley

                                   William F. Fisher                        George E. Little               Michael Whelan

                                        John Fisher                          Elijah H. Maxlield             Elijah N. Wilson

Erected by the sons of Utah Pioneers.

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Contrary to the belief of many writers who have written on the Egan Clan in the past, the Mac Egan name is still alive in Ireland— in Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry.

 

Section 10

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