Los
Angeles County
Biographies
ANTHONY J.
HAGGARTY
The late Anthony J. Haggarty was a
prominent representative for merchandising interests in Los Angeles for a
period covering more than two decades, being associated with his brother, John
Joseph Haggarty, in the conduct of the New York Store. He was born in London, England, July 25,
1868, a son of John and Elizabeth Ann (Atkinson) Haggarty, and in his native country
he was afforded excellent educational advantages as well
as splendid opportunities to become thoroughly familiar with English
merchandising methods. He attended
public schools in London, also a private boarding school at Richmond in
Yorkshire, and after putting aside his textbooks began an apprenticeship in a large
dry goods establishment on King William street in London. For a number of years, in London, he availed
himself of every opportunity to perfect his knowledge of merchandising, and his
devotion to his work brought him the merited commendation of his employers. It was in 1911, when he was about forty-three
years of age, that Mr. Haggarty came to the United States, took up his abode in
Los Angeles, California, and became a business associate of his brother, John
Joseph Haggarty, the proprietor of the New York Store, who had been
successfully identified with merchandising interests of this city since
1902. Anthony J. Haggarty continued in
partnership with his brother throughout the remainder of his life and aided him
materially in the development of a business enterprise of extensive and profitable
proportions. He had been in ill health
for about a year when he passed away on the 12th of December, 1934,
at the age of sixty-six, and the death of his brother, John J. Haggarty,
occurred just two months later, on the 13th of February, 1935, Los
Angeles thus sustaining the loss of two of her leading merchants and most
highly esteemed citizens.
Anthony J. Haggerty is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Ethel Haggerty, and their three children: Leo H., Mrs. Winifred Bones and Mrs. Marie
Monaco. His remains were interred in
Calvary Cemetery, following requiem mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church,
Washington and Bronson avenues, Los Angeles.
Transcribed by Mary
Ellen Frazier.
Source:
California of the South Vol. V, by John Steven McGroarty,
Pages 787-788, Clarke Publ., Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2013 Mary Ellen Frazier.
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