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From: "Maggie Stewart" <>
Subject: Fw: Obit for Peter J McCARTHY-Cincinnati
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 23:43:10 -0400


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NAME: Susan Marshall
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DATE: Apr 27 2000
QRYTEXT: Cincinnati Enquirer, May 1, 1948:

Peter J. McCarthy Passes After Years In Realty Work; Former County Court
Clerk

Peter J. McCarthy, owner of the Abstract Co., real estate title examiners,
and a former Clerk of Common Pleas Court, died at 9 p.m. yesterday at his
home, 2924 Cleinview Ave. Walnut Hills.

Mr. McCarthy was born in Cincinnati March 8, 1869. His father died seven
years later. At the age of 15, needing funds to continue his schooling, he
worked as a lamplighter, a job he held for four years. He attended St.
Xavier College, Cincinnati, and Niagara University, Niagra N.Y.

In 1889 Mr. McCarthy entered the Hamilton County Courthouse to plat property
for the city and county. He was to be in and out of that building, and a new
courthouse that followed, for the rest of his life, working on records and
abstracting titles. For 46 years, until the day of his death, he controlled
the Abstract Co., 813 Temple Bar Building, as manager and President. This
company has abstracted and certified tens of thousands of pieces of real
estate, including every important parcel in the county.

Because of his knowledge of realestate, he was appointed a member of many
building commissions. In 1925 he was appointed a member of the Juveinle
Detention Home and Courthouse Annex Building Commission. He also served on
commissions to build Dunham Hospital and a new Hamilton County Home.

Mr. McCarthy served as Chief Clerk in the County Recorder's office from 1898
to 1901. Later he became Clerk of the Board of Review, and in 1911 he was
appointed by Governor Judson Harmon to ve a member of the board. From 1911
to 1914 he served on the Board of Review and the District Board of
Assessors. In 1935 he was appointed a member of the Juvenile Detention Homes
and Courthouse Annex Building Conmmission.

He was elected Clerk of Court of Hamilton County on the Citizens Ticket in
1932. When he campaigned for office, he promised to save the voters $17,000
a year in the operation of his office. He actually saved them $23,ooo a
year. He was the first clerk to install the Civil Service System for
employees of that office.

He was a member of Cincinnati Lodge of Elks; Cincinnati Council No. 373,
Knights of Columbus; the Cincinnati Clum; Maketewah Country Club; Chamber of
Commerce; Cincinnati Autombile Club; Cincinnati Real Estate Board, and the
Third Ward Democratic Club. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales
congregation and was active in civic and charitable work. He was a Past
Presicent of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice Byland McCarthy, formerly of
Covington, Ky.; four children, Mrs. Elizabeth Doyle, Mrs. Roy Manly, Peter
J. McCarthy Jr. and Francis X. McCarthy, attorneys, all of Cincinnati; seven
grandchildren; a brother, Felix P. McCarthy, and a sister, Miss Mary E.
McCarthy, Cincinnati.
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