Michael Fahay

Michael Fahay

Michael Fahay
hardware store
tin shop
1102 E. Eldorado St.
Richard E. Harner
alderman
fifth ward
mayor
Railway Exchange Bank
Studio International of Decatur
Decatur Herald and Review
Decatur, IL
1915
Photo File: Biography
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Photograph of Michael Fahay (d. 3/3/1941). Fahay established a hardware store and tin shop at 1102 E. Eldorado in 1894. He sold the shop to Richard E. Harner in 1937. Fahay was prominent in politics and served as alderman from the fifth ward from 1898 to 1907. He ran for mayor in 1934. Fahay also helped establish a bank at the corner of Eldorado and Broadway called the Railway Exchange Bank, and served as the vice-president. The photo was taken by the Studio International of Decatur, and used by the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on August 1, 1915.

Studio International of Decatur, Decatur, IL

Photo File: Biography - Fahay, Michael

Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

8/1/1915

Michael Fahay

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Michael Fahay, hardware and tin store, alderman, fifth ward, mayor, Railway Exchange Bank, Studio International of Decatur, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL

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