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Michael Tierney 1880s NYC Police Assignment Card
I wrote to the NYPD to see if they had any records relating to my great-grandfather Michael Tierney who we believed was a New York policeman.
I know there was another (likely unrelated) Michael W. Tierney on the force around the same time. Michael W. was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and higher profile member of the force who made rounds with TR when he was trying to clean up the police force from corruption and, apparently, much beer drinking.
You can find some interesting references to these in the historical NY Times in the summer of 1895. Click here for one example.
Within several weeks I happily received a letter back from the NYPD along with other information including this terrific Transfer and Assignment Card that contains all sorts of information previously unknown to us, including his birth, naturalization and death dates, precinct assignments, retirement date and pension ($700, apparently due to disability since a Surgeon's Certificate is noted), previous occupation (Hostler, or stableman), addresses (known from the census).
Sadly, he retired in March and died in December, 1913.
No origin location more detailed than "Ireland", but I'll take the rest, thank you very much.
His photo can be found here.
Michael Tierney 1880s NYC Police Assignment Card
I wrote to the NYPD to see if they had any records relating to my great-grandfather Michael Tierney who we believed was a New York policeman.
I know there was another (likely unrelated) Michael W. Tierney on the force around the same time. Michael W. was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and higher profile member of the force who made rounds with TR when he was trying to clean up the police force from corruption and, apparently, much beer drinking.
You can find some interesting references to these in the historical NY Times in the summer of 1895. Click here for one example.
Within several weeks I happily received a letter back from the NYPD along with other information including this terrific Transfer and Assignment Card that contains all sorts of information previously unknown to us, including his birth, naturalization and death dates, precinct assignments, retirement date and pension ($700, apparently due to disability since a Surgeon's Certificate is noted), previous occupation (Hostler, or stableman), addresses (known from the census).
Sadly, he retired in March and died in December, 1913.
No origin location more detailed than "Ireland", but I'll take the rest, thank you very much.
His photo can be found here.