Biography

06/22/1855 - 10/08/1911

GALLAGHER, William, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, June 22, 1855 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; engaged, harness business (7 years); meter inspector, United Gas Improvement Company; employed, United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Philadelphia (5 years); inspector, Board of Health, Philadelphia (5 years); elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican in 1902; resigned from the House, April 21, 1903; elected, select council, Philadelphia (1904-1905); elected, city magistrate, Philadelphia (1905-1911); died, October 8, 1911 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.