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| image_caption =The Sullivan monument in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]] | | image_caption =The Sullivan monument in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]] | ||
| − | | date_of_birth =1833 | + | | date_of_birth =[[July 12]], [[1833]] |
| − | | place_of_birth =Ireland | + | | place_of_birth =Nenagh, Ireland |
| − | | date_of_death =1884 | + | | date_of_death =[[June 14]], [[1884]] |
| place_of_death =Pensacola | | place_of_death =Pensacola | ||
| − | | occupation = | + | | occupation =Lumber magnate |
| − | | spouse = | + | | spouse =Emily Cropp Sullivan |
| parents = | | parents = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
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| − | '''Daniel F. Sullivan''', a native of Ireland, moved to Pensacola with his [[Martin Sullivan|brother Martin]] after the [[Civil War]]. They were very successful in the lumber business, purchasing several mills and wharfs on [[Pensacola Bay]] and large areas of timber in other parts of Escambia County. The town of [[Century, Florida|Century]] was founded around the lumber industry the brothers brought to the area. Sullivan also built the [[Pensacola Opera House]]. | + | '''Daniel F. Sullivan''', a native of Ireland, moved to Pensacola with his [[Martin H. Sullivan|brother Martin]] after the [[Civil War]]. They were very successful in the lumber business, purchasing several mills and wharfs on [[Pensacola Bay]] and large areas of timber in other parts of Escambia County. The town of [[Century, Florida|Century]] was founded around the lumber industry the brothers brought to the area. Sullivan also built the [[Pensacola Opera House]]. |
| − | Sullivan died in [[1884]] and is buried in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]]; the monument to him there is the largest memorial in the cemetery. | + | The brothers began the [[First National Bank]] in [[1880]]. |
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| + | Sullivan died in [[1884]] and is buried in [[St. Michael's Cemetery]]; the monument to him there is the largest memorial in the cemetery. It was previously capped by a cross, but the cross became detached from the monument during a hurricane, and was never reattached. | ||
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| + | ==Other images== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Sullivan-monument1897.PNG|1897 photograph of Sullivan's monument in St. Michael's Cemetery, with the cross atop | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| − | [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery]] | + | [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Sullivan, Daniel]] [[Category:Natives of Ireland|Sullivan, Daniel]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 9 February 2009
| Daniel F. Sullivan | |
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 The Sullivan monument in St. Michael's Cemetery
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| Born | July 12, 1833 Nenagh, Ireland |
| Died | June 14, 1884 Pensacola |
| Occupation | Lumber magnate |
| Spouse | Emily Cropp Sullivan |
Daniel F. Sullivan, a native of Ireland, moved to Pensacola with his brother Martin after the Civil War. They were very successful in the lumber business, purchasing several mills and wharfs on Pensacola Bay and large areas of timber in other parts of Escambia County. The town of Century was founded around the lumber industry the brothers brought to the area. Sullivan also built the Pensacola Opera House.
The brothers began the First National Bank in 1880.
Sullivan died in 1884 and is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery; the monument to him there is the largest memorial in the cemetery. It was previously capped by a cross, but the cross became detached from the monument during a hurricane, and was never reattached.
Other images[edit]
1897 photograph of Sullivan's monument in St. Michael's Cemetery, with the cross atop
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