James Delaney (mayor)
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James Delaney was Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
from 1929 to 1932.
in 1889.http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coleen/anchorage_census.html He came to Anchorage, Alaska
in 1911 to work on the railroad for the Alaskan Engineering Commission (known after its 1923 completion as the Alaska Railroad
). In 1927, he married Nancy Marie Dillon, also of Ireland. The Delaneys had three children: Nancy, James, Jr., and Loretta.
In 1929, Delaney was elected to the first of three consecutive terms as Mayor. His first year in office, he successfully petitioned the General Land Office
for the title to the land that would become Merrill Field
.http://www.muni.org/merrill1/av8history.cfm The field abutting downtown which was serving as an airstrip at that time was later renamed the Delaney Park Strip.
Delaney died in 1970 and was buried in Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery.
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
from 1929 to 1932.
Biography
James J. Delaney, Sr. was born in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1889.http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coleen/anchorage_census.html He came to Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
in 1911 to work on the railroad for the Alaskan Engineering Commission (known after its 1923 completion as the Alaska Railroad
Alaska Railroad
The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks , and beyond to Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state...
). In 1927, he married Nancy Marie Dillon, also of Ireland. The Delaneys had three children: Nancy, James, Jr., and Loretta.
In 1929, Delaney was elected to the first of three consecutive terms as Mayor. His first year in office, he successfully petitioned the General Land Office
General Land Office
The General Land Office was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812 to take over functions previously conducted by the United States Department of the Treasury...
for the title to the land that would become Merrill Field
Merrill Field
Merrill Field is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile east of downtown Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by Municipality of Anchorage....
.http://www.muni.org/merrill1/av8history.cfm The field abutting downtown which was serving as an airstrip at that time was later renamed the Delaney Park Strip.
Delaney died in 1970 and was buried in Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery.